1592970587000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-141218 1747245964032 1711380455000 1747245848565 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-141218 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141218 c44f5ba7-0451-36fd-8b63-dc4a874b79c2 8 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-122711 adlib-term-122711 1db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557ab Lester Watson Collection Coins and Medals The First Afghan War of 1839 had culminated in the British restoration of the Shah Shujah al-Mulk, a situation which caused his dissatisfied people to rise in revolt in 1841. The murder of the British envoy provoked an initial evacuation of the British garrison, most of which was massacred on its march back to India, and a response in force for whose three battles variant medals were awarded. This is the award for participation in the final siege of the Afghan capital of Kabul. Despite a bloody suppression of the revolt here, it was decided by the East India Company (in the light of the murder of the Shah meanwhile) that it was no longer profitable to occupy the country, and British forces withdrew until 1879. This medal was awarded to Sergeant Thomas Hughes of the 9th Regiment. Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928. CM.1124-2009 1 accession number CM.1124-2009 141218 priref 141218 Watson Catalogue 7 ordering M-0007 previous object number LW.0007 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141218 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141218 Bust of Victoria facing left obverse VICTORIA VINDEX design Laurel wreath around inscription with crown above reverse design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 reference agent-206432 adlib-agent-206432 e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afb Watson, Lester 2009 2009 2009 given on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009 1842 1842 1842 mint reference agent-149658 adlib-agent-149658 4cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5 London struck in the name of ruler reference agent-151398 adlib-agent-151398 bb2cd0a1-0a27-3787-a684-475d3b199972 Victoria (1837-1901) artist reference agent-174941 adlib-agent-174941 8ba653dd-3bef-332c-a3cb-822cc499c1fd Wyon, William with the title of ruler reference agent-174942 adlib-agent-174942 895245be-1396-39b2-b549-13818deb6d76 Victoria vindex engraved in large capitals reference term-106216 adlib-term-106216 825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0 London reference term-39778 adlib-term-39778 8bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245 silver Diameter mm 35.8 Weight g 36.07 reference media-115987 adlib-media-115987 c0c3f5fc-530b-3bc3-8e86-41c0dc65a5ab jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 155 1742589731066 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 155 1742589731066 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 155 1742589731066 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 155 1742589731066 1 image 0 media image reference media-115988 adlib-media-115988 13da6faa-f7b0-3146-879d-5b96e21e8c13 jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 158 1742589714954 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 158 1742589714954 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 158 1742589714954 1 image jpeg cm/cm15/LW_0007_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 158 1742589714954 1 image 1 media image reference term-122724 adlib-term-122724 f074fbec-0413-3941-9d47-1098a21860d5 Cabul Medal denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-108659 adlib-term-108659 cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2 Military subseries reference term-107681 adlib-term-107681 e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8 Britain subsubseries reference term-122717 adlib-term-122717 140af9ad-d215-34d9-9d42-52ecb5d3fead British Army subsubsubseries history note Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt before 1928 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 209-210, 213-214, 214 reference publication-5886 adlib-publication-5886 a6056c29-399c-38dd-9710-5b3f2d44b8a6 British Battles and Medals 7th edn reference publication-5910 adlib-publication-5910 0d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)

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