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Second China War Medal 2 Bars Fatshan 1857 & Canton 1857 issued unnamed.
The Second China War Medal was issued by the British Government in 1861 to members of the British and Indian armies and Royal Navy who took part in the Second Opium War of 1857 to 1860 against China.
Second China War Medal 2 Bars Fatshan 1857 & Canton 1857 issued unnamed
Designed by William Lyon, obverse, diademed head of Queen Victoria with the legend ‘VICTORIA REGINA’. Revers, shield bearing the Royal Arms, with a palm tree and trophy of arms behind, as found on the First China War Medal with the inscription ‘ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACIM’ above and the word ‘CHINA’ in the exergue below.
The medal was issued with the following clasps:[2]
China 1842 (awarded to those who had already received the medal for the First China War)
Fatshan 1857
Canton 1857
Taku Forts 1858
Taku Forts 1860
Pekin 1860
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