Scinde Medal

Scinde Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal for those present at the Battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service.
DescriptionSilver disk 36 mm wide
Presented byHonourable East India Company
(United Kingdom)
EligibilityBritish Army
Indian Army, mainly from the Bombay Presidency
Campaign(s)MEEANEE 1843,
HYDERABAD 1843,
MEEANEE, HYDERABAD 1843
ClaspsNone
Established1843
Ribbon bar.

The Scinde Medal (Sindhi: سندي ميڊل) was authorised on 22 September 1843 and issued to soldiers of the Honourable East India Company, the 22nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army and members of the Indian Navy who crewed the Indus Flotilla, who participated in Major General Sir Charles Napier's conquest of Scinde between 1842 and 1843.[1]

  1. ^ Edward C. Joslin. Observer's Book of British Awards and Medals. p. 85. Published Frederick Warne & Co, London. 1974.

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