British North Borneo Company Medal 1897-1916. Silver issue with clasp 'Punitive Expedition'

An un-named and un-marked strike

Important: An original silver struck campaign medal with makers 'Spink & Son London' die marks on reverse

The clasp was awarded for 'Punitive Expeditions' carried out in 1898 in British North Borneo

Important: Reference 'British Battles & Medals' (Hayward, Birch & Bishop, 7th Edition, Spink, 2006)' Spink records indicate that 13 x silver & 75 bronze medals with this clasp were initially produced, of which 12 x silver medals with clasps were awarded to officers and 74 bronze medals with clasps were awarded to native all-ranks. Circa 1905-6 recipients of the bronze awards were authorised to exchange their medals for silver issues, but no records exist of how many made the change, however Spink - the medal maker - records 25 x impressed named silver medals were supplied in 1905, with a further 10 x un-named silver medalsbut that only 5 x silver medals were subsequently awarded to Officers (and 47 in bronze awarded to other ranks). Circa 1905 it was decreed that recipients of bronze medals could be exchanged for silver medals. It is not known how many recipients of the bronze issue medals applied for the exchange, but it is recorded that Spink supplied a further 9 x silver medals with this clasp in 1905, and that a further 12 x unnamed silver medals supplied in 1906, and another 2 in 1909

Medal complete with good length of original silk 'moire' riband

A choice and extremely rare example of the earliest campaign medal and clasp to be awarded by the British North Borneo Company

Condition: About EF

Code: 21262