Indian Medals and replicas

[sand]

One of my ancestors who recently died had these two small coin type medals amongst his belongings. I have enlarged them for the accompanying image but they are just 2mm in diameter - about the size of a 1p coin.
Can anyone identify them please? Are they replicas of medals issued to someone?
Would be grateful for any information.
Sand

[KirstyG]

I think I may have found the identities of the your medals. They looks very similar to those detailed below.


ARMY of the PUNJAB medal 1848-49 miniature

http://www.militaria.co.uk/medals.asp?CatName=Miniature%20Medals%20-%20British&SubCatName=CAMPAIGN%20MEDALS&parentid=3765&catid=3896#PIC


The India Medal 1895

http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/indiageneralservice1895.htm


Hope this helps.

Kirsty

[layerb]

HI there,

Both of the sides with pictures on them are very close to being the same as the original full size medals (which would have been silver).  Each would also usually have  had a clasp containing the names of the battles a soldier took part in as well as a suspension bar upon which the ribbon would have been looped around. This would actually have been the reverse of the medal.

The other side of your photos however proves they are not miniatures, as true minis would have had the image of Queen Victoria (Punjab Medal) or Edward VII (IGSM).  Minis would also have had the clasps on, as well as the ribbon.  This side would be the front (or obverse) and would be the side worn "showing".

I've not seen medals like this before - someone will have!

Hope this helps,

layerb

[scrimnet]

I'm sure these are from a collection of replicas that were issued in the 1970s or a bit earlier...I think they came in a case, and were a monthly subscription...

There should be 80 or so of them?

Not "official" but commemorative...

[layerb]

Could well be.  I've not come accross them before, but I'm at an OMRS meeting tomoroow and will ask then.

They remind me of the things you used to get from petrol stations.  The image of the Punjab is not absolutley correct, but the IGSM looks better matched.

Cheers,

layerb

[scrimnet]

Could well be.  I've not come accross them before, but I'm at an OMRS meeting tomoroow and will ask then.

They remind me of the things you used to get from petrol stations.  The image of the Punjab is not absolutley correct, but the IGSM looks better matched.

Cheers,

layerb

Funnily enough...I've just come across a couple of sets of Shell ones from the 70s that I had as a small child! They are much cheaper and thinner than these appear....

There was a Texaco set of plastic mini badges with Wellington on the front...Famous British Regts

I'm erring towards the earlier post as I seem to remember a lot of tie/cash in stuff with "The British Empire"...But I was but a small child then!

I still have my complete set of the magazines....But the prog has never been on TV again...Nor has it been released on DVD!