Punjab medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Campaign service |
Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter |
Presented by | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Eligibility | British and Honourable East India Company forces |
Campaign(s) | Punjab 1848–49 |
Clasps |
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Established | 2 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]