African Police Meritorious Service Medal. GV Second type. Awarded circa 1931-1937

Un-named and un-attributed

Reference 'British Gallantry Awards' (Abbot & Tamplin, 1981) only an estimated 99 x awards of this type of medal were made in the period 1931-1937, including one x award for 'Gallantry'

During the entire existence of the African Police Medal for Meritorious Service 1915-1938, the authors estimated that a total of 331 x awards were made. Which by era were 1915-1930 222 x GV first issue medals; 1931-1937 99 x GV second issue medals, and 1938 10 x GVI issue award

Important: While the total numbers of medals that were gazetted may be as above, there would, of course been some overlap +/- between the start / stop dates of each reign / medal type, and so the actual numbers of 2nd type MSM's may be significantly less than the estimated figure of 99 x awards

The medal was awarded to native all-ranks in the below following African colonies & territories, for which we are also shown the estimated number of awards 1931-37:

Gambia: No awards
Gold Coast: x 16 awards
Kenya: x 21 awards
Nigeria: x 16 awards
Nyasaland: 1 award
Sierra Leone: No awards
Somaliland: No awards
Southern Rhodesia: 6 (including 1 x award for 'Gallantry')
Tanganyika: 9 x awards
Uganda: 21 x awards
Zanzibar: 9 x awards

In 1938, the award of the African Police Medal for Meritorious was made obsolete in May 1938, when it was replaced by the award(s) of the universal Colonial Police Medal(s) for Meritorious Service, and the Colonial Police medal for Gallantry respectively

A choice example of a rare colonial medal

Condition: EF

Code: 24586