Afghanistan Medal, Silver, 1878-80, Without clasp, Name of awardee is erase, Obv: Veiled profile of Queen Victoria, Rev: Depicts an invasion column with an Elephant and a mounted soldier in the foreground with the legend “AFGHANISTAN” to the top left and the dates; '1878-79-80' below (MYB 128). Very fine, rare.
The Afghanistan Medal, sanctioned on 19 March 1881, was awarded to members of the British and Indian armies who served in Afghanistan between 1878 and 1880 during the Second Afghan War, the first war being from 1839 to 1842.