Punjab medal

Punjab medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionSilver disk, 36mm diameter
Presented byUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
EligibilityBritish and Honourable East India Company forces
Campaign(s)Punjab 1848–49
Clasps
  • Mooltan
  • Chilianwala
  • Goojerat
Established2 April 1849
Ribbon bar of the medal


The Punjab medal was a campaign medal issued to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49, which ended in the British annexation of the Punjab.[1]

The medal was approved on 2 April 1849, for award to all who served in the Punjab between 7 September 1848 and 14 March 1849.[2]

  1. ^ Medal Yearbook 2015, p141
  2. ^ British Battles and Medals, p115