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Award - George IV Burma Medal, silver

Location India - British
Year 1826
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Edge Plain
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Obverse lettering فیل آوا امطیع شیر انگلند ۱۸۲۶
Reverse description A detailed battle scene depicting the storming of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, with British and Indian troops assaulting fortified positions amid smoke and fallen combatants; tall palm trees dominate the left foreground, the distinctive tiered spires of the pagoda rise to the right, and Royal Navy vessels are visible in the river to the far left. The engraver's signature 'W. WYON' appears along the ground line, with a Persian legend and date in the lower segment.
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Reverse lettering نشان ظفر علم انگلند بر آوا ۱۸۲۶
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