Sudan Police and Prison Service Gallantry Medal, with Second Award Bar, silver, unnamed, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine, rare £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Allan and Janet Woodliffe Collection of Medals relating to the Reconquest and Pacification of The Sudan 1896-1956.

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This silver medal has the words “the Sudan Police and Prison Service Medal” in classical Arabic on the obverse and the words “For Gallantry” on the reverse. The ribbon is yellow with two broad blue edges separated by two thin white stripes. There is a thin red stripe in the centre of the two blue stripes. The medal has the name, number and Province of the recipient engraved on the rim. About 30 were awarded.

These awards were not open to British Police officers of the Police or Prison Service, nor to Ghaffirs, Chiefs of Police, Nazir’s Police or Police belonging to any local Government body unless they were brought under a Police Ordinance. A bar may be awarded for each further act of gallantry deemed worthy of recognition.