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Award - George III Honourable East India Company Medal, gold
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A sepoy in uniform stands triumphantly in high relief before a field cannon with wheel visible at his feet, raising a large unfurled Union Jack standard in his right hand while holding a musket with fixed bayonet in his left. A naval battle scene with sailing ships is depicted in low relief in the left background, set against a coastal landscape. |
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| Reverse description | Persian inscription in multiple lines of cursive Nasta'liq script enclosed within a laurel wreath in the central field. The outer border carries a Latin legend arranged around the circumference of the medal. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Persian |
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