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{{Infobox Military Award
|name= Punjab Medal
|image= [[Image:Punjab Medal 1848-49 Obverse with clasp Mooltan.png|148px]][[Image:Punjab Medal 1848-49 Reverse.png|149px]]
|caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal.
|presenter= [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
|type= [[Campaign medal]]
|eligibility= British and Honourable East India Company forces.
|awarded_for= Campaign service.
|campaign= Punjab 1848–49.
|status=
|description= Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
|clasps=
* ''Mooltan''
* ''Chilianwala''
* ''Goojerat''
|established= 2 April 1849
|total_awarded=
|image2=[[Image:Punjab Medal BAR.svg|center|100px]]Ribbon bar of the medal
}}
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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 region|Punjab]].<ref name=Mussell>Medal Yearbook 2015, p141</ref>

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.<ref name=Joslin115>British Battles and Medals, p115</ref>

== Description ==
* A circular silver medal, {{convert|36|mm|in}} in diameter, designed by [[William Wyon]].<ref name=Joslin115/>
* Obverse: The diademed head of [[Queen Victoria]] with the legend VICTORIA REGINA.
* Reverse: A scene showing [[Sir Walter Gilbert, 1st Baronet|Sir Walter Gilbert]] receiving the Sikh surrender with the legend TO THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAB above, and below MDCCCXLIX, the year 1849 in Roman numerals.<ref name=Mussell/>
* Naming: The medals were impressed in [[Roman square capitals|roman capitals]] with the recipient's name and details.<ref name=Joslin115/>
* Ribbon: The {{convert|31.7|mm|in}} wide ribbon is dark blue with a yellow stripe towards each edge.<ref name=Mussell/>

==Clasps==
Three clasps were authorised, although no medals were awarded with more than two, since no unit qualified for both the ''Mooltan'' and ''Chilianwala'' clasps.<ref name=Joslin116>British Battles and Medals, p116</ref> The medal was issued without a clasp to those who were present in the Punjab but did not take part in any of the principal battles.<ref name=Joslin116/> The three clasps awarded were:
* '''Mooltan'''
:''7 September 1848 – 22 January 1849''. Awarded to troops engaged in the siege of [[Multan]]. In total, 18,967 of these clasps were awarded, 2,900 to Europeans and 16,067 to Indian troops.<ref name=Joslin117>British Battles and Medals, p117</ref>
* '''Chilianwala'''
:''13 January 1849''. Awarded to troops under the command of [[Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough|Lord Gough]] who engaged with the Sikh army of [[Sher Singh Attariwalla|Sher Singh]] and [[Lal Singh]] near [[Battle of Chillianwala|Chilianwala]]. In total, 21,453 of these clasps were awarded, 4,300 to Europeans and 16,153 to Indian troops. <ref name=Joslin117/>
* '''Goojerat'''
:''21 February 1849''. Awarded to troops under the command of [[Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough|Lord Gough]] who defeated the Sikh army of [[Sher Singh Attariwalla|Sher Singh]] at [[Battle of Gujrat|Goojerat]]. In total, 32,960 of these clasps were awarded, 6,200 to Europeans and 26,760 to Indian troops. <ref name=Joslin117/>
The clasps read downwards from the top of the medal, varying from the usual practice of placing the earliest clasp nearest the medal.<ref name=Mussell/>

==Notes==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* Mussel, J (ed) – ''Medals Yearbook – 2015'', (2014), Token Publishing.
* Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), ''British Battles and Medals'', (1988), Spink

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{{Campaign medals of the Honourable East India Company}}
[[Category:British campaign medals]]
[[Category:Medals of the Honourable East India Company]]
[[Category:Anglo-Sikh wars]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in British India]]

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