Offered is an original 1935-36 era Indian Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal to a member of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment. 36mm wide circular silver medal with claw and ornate scroll swivel ribbon bar; the face with the crowned head and shoulders portrait of King George V facing left in coronation robes, circumscribed GEORGIUS V D G BRITT. REX ET INDIÆ IMP (George V by the Grace of God King of Great Britain and Emperor of India); the reverse with the wording INDIA, surrounded by a small wreath, surrounded by the legend FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT, with a continuous border of lotus flowers and leaves round the border of the medal; attributed on the edge to 2280 NK. ISHAR SINGH, 3-11 SIKH R. Established on 27 July 1888, the Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal could be awarded to sowars, sepoys, as well as lance-dafadars, naiks, and lance-naiks of the British Indian Army. To be awarded the medal men must have served at least 20 years and had performed in a meritorious manner, with no court-martials, and having been entered in the defaulters book fewer than five times. He must also have been recommended by his commanding officer. 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 “LONG SERVICE & GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL POST WW1 INDIA ARMY 11th SIKH REGIMENT” is in sale since Saturday, December 22, 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.
- china: beijing
- Campaign: INDIA
- Modified Item: No
- Country: INDIA
- Product Type: Medals
- Authenticity: Original
- Era: 1930s