1826 Burma Medal. Silver, 36 mm. MY-91, BBM 55. Choice About Uncirculated.

Steel clip and ring suspension. A beautiful specimen, with fully reflective fields and strong luster on untoned surfaces. Struck at the Royal Mint and distributed in 1831 and 1832 to Indian troops in the service of the HEIC, this medal depicts the elephant symbol of the Burmese Kingdom of Ava prostrating itself before the British Lion. Accompanied by a modern ribbon. The brutal and expensive First Anglo-Burmese War resulted in the beginning of British hegemony in Burma, a colonial administration that lasted until after World War II.

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