Offered is an original 1903-04 Tibet Expedition Campaign Medal. 36mm wide circular silver medal with claw and ornate scroll swivel ribbon bar suspension; the face with the head and shoulders of King Edward VII facing left in field marshals uniform, circumscribed EDWARDUS VII KAISAR-I-HIND (Edward VII Emperor of India); the reverse with a view of the city of Lhasa, circumscribed below TIBET 1903-4; with engraved naming to: 166 Lce Naick Mahabeer. S & T Corps (Lance Corporal Mahabeer, Supply & Transport Corps); on correct ribbon. The silver medals for Tibet are rarer to find than the more common bronze issues. The medal was instituted in February 1905 and awarded to participants in the Tibet Mission and accompanying troops who served at or beyond Siliguri, North Bengal, between 13 December 1903 and 23 September 1904 in the punitive expedition that following Tibetan rejection of British attempts to gain political influence and trade links. Most examples were awarded to Indian forces, as this example shows. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “RARE PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY EXPEDITION TO TIBET 1903 CAMPAIGN MEDAL CHINA” is in sale since Sunday, February 18, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Country: China
- Campaign: Boxer Rebellion
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1900s
- china: beijing