| East and West Africa Medal | |
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 Ribbon: Yellow with black edges and 2 dark green stripes |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | British forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | East and West Africa 1887-1900 |
| Clasps |
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The East and West Africa Medal was a campaign medal approved for issue to officers and men of the British armed forces in East and West Africa.[1] The obverse held a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria with the inscription "VICTORIA REGINA".[1] The reverse held and image of British soldiers fighting Africans, an image also used on the reverses of the Ashantee Medal and the Central Africa Medal.[2] The medal was issued in silver to officers and men of the British forces and in bronze to native porters.[3] There are 21 clasps for this medal and an alternative design for those who served on the Mwele campaign.[4] This alternative design was simply the additional imprinting of "MWELE" next to the claw of the medal.[4]
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   | North East Medals entry on Ashantee Medal - The Ashantee Medal 1873 -74 and Sir Edward John Poynter 1836 - 1919 |
| | Mwele Campaign article - NHCRA - The Mwele Campaign 1895 - 1896 |
| | Entry at Medals of the World - ODM of the United Kingdom: East and West Africa Medal 1887-1900 |
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