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Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal awarded to Reverend Barnardo Nansen Eade
- Date
- 1943 - 1945
- By
- Garrard and Company Ltd; Eade, Michael Nansen, (Dr) 1936-
- Reference
- Objects-0898
- Description
Manufactured by Garrard & Company Limited, London.
Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal awarded to the Reverend Barnardo Nansen Eade, 10 August, 1945, in Dacca, East Bengal, India, for relief work in the Bengal famine of 1943. The medal, has the Royal Cipher on the front side, with the words "Kaisar-i-Hind for Public Service in India" on the reverse side.
Title supplied by Library.
The medal was awarded between 1900 and 1947, to civilians of any nationality for distinguished public service in India (http://britishmilitarymedals.co.uk/kaiser-i-hind-medal). The terms of the award stipulated that the gold medal could only be awarded by decree of the reigning Sovereign, while the silver and bronze medals could be awarded by the Viceroy of India
Quantity: 1 object(s).
Physical Description: Gold oval medal, length 60 mm, suspended on blue ribbon with gold clasp, total length 105 mm; in black leather box with red velvet cushioning, 70 x 130 x 18 mm
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2123 - - Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts, and the papers relating to the Bengal famine of 1943, and the official documents relating to the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal (in the name of the King-Emperor) are held in the Manuscripts Collection (reference: MS-Group-2123).
Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022.
Previous reference: Curios-045-002 Previous title: Garrard & Company Ltd :[Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal awarded to Reverend Barnardo Nansen Eade. 1945].
- Additional description
Requires conservation treatment.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 object(s), Gold (metal), Goldwork (Visual works), Objects, Textile materials, Gold oval medal, length 60 mm, suspended on blue ribbon with gold clasp, total length 105 mm; in black leather box with red velvet cushioning, 70 x 130 x 18 mm
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