Army Gold Medal

Army Gold Medal and Cross
Gold Medal and Gold Cross with clasp, both obverse
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign commands (conspicuous service)
DescriptionMedal:
obverse Britannia with shield, laurel wreath and palm branch
reverse name of first battle awarded, with laurel wreath
Cross: cross pattée with proud lion, battle names on arms
Clasps: laurel wreath with battle name
Ribbon: broad crimson with blue border
Presented byUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
EligibilityBritish Army field and general officers
Campaign(s)French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793–1814, Anglo-American War of 1812.
Clasps27 authorised
Established1810
Ribbon

The Army Gold Medal (1808–1814), also known as the Peninsular Gold Medal, with an accompanying Gold Cross, was a British campaign medal awarded in recognition of field and general officers' successful commands in campaigns, predominantly the Peninsular War.[1] It was not a general medal, since it was issued only to officers whose status was no less than that of battalion commander or equivalent.[2]

  1. ^ Gordon, page 45
  2. ^ Dorling, pages 54-55