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Genuine 1894 Hongkong Service Medal on Original Silk Ribbon
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Genuine 1894 Hongkong Service Medal on Original Silk Ribbon

19th century
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Genuine 1894 Service Medal on original Silk Ribbon.

The medal is one of only 400 medals given for services during the Hong Kong Plaque in 1894 including 300 men of the Shropshire Light Infantry

The inscription reads: Presented by the Hong Kong Community, For Services rendered during the Plaque of 1894.

This particular Service Medal was awarded to S. M. Howell of the Shropshire Light Infantry and his name is engraved on the side of the medal including S.L.I. (pictured).

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this 1894 Hong Kong Service Medal to the 1890s.

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Genuine 1894 Service Medal on original Silk Ribbon.
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The medal is one of only 400 medals given for services during the Hong Kong Plaque in 1894 including 300 men of the Shropshire Light Infantry.
Henley Street Antiques

The inscription reads: Presented by the Hong Kong Community, For Services rendered during the Plaque of 1894.

fig 1. An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon.
fig 1. Genuine 1894 Hongkong Service Medal on Original Silk Ribbon

This particular Service Medal was awarded to S. M. Howell of the Shropshire Light Infantry and his name is engraved on the side of the medal including S.L.I. (pictured).

Free delivery to all destinations in the UK and Ireland.

Please add £ 25 for deliveries to the EU, USA and Canada.

For all other destinations please ask for a quote.

Date of Manufacture

Henley Street Antiques has dated this 1894 Hong Kong Service Medal to the 1890s.

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An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon.
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Archive I An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon.

Genuine 1894 Hongkong Service Medal on Original Silk Ribbon

Archive II An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon. View II
Archive III An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon. View III
Archive IV An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon. View IV
Archive V An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon. View V
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An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon.
Genuine 1894 HongKong Service Medal on original Silk Ribbon
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An antique silver circular service medal dated 1894 featuring relief figures and Chinese characters, suspended from a red and yellow striped silk ribbon.
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  • ObjectMedals & Insignia
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Silk
  • ColourSilver, Red, Yellow
  • MotifsRelief iconography, Chinese lettering, Striped silk ribbon, Ring suspension

This Victorian service medal originates from the 1890 period and takes the form of a circular silver piece featuring detailed relief iconography, Chinese lettering, and the date 1894, suspended from an original red and yellow striped silk ribbon via a ring suspension. Visible details include a raised figural scene depicting medical assistance, a skull figure floating above, vertical Chinese characters to the left, and engraved numbers along the bottom border, complemented by the woven ribbed texture and vibrant colour banding of the fabric ribbon. One can place this collector's piece on an office desk within a gentleman's library display cabinet or mount it inside a specialized display frame as a focal point among historical military memorabilia.

FAQs

Silver components should be left unpolished to preserve natural oxidation, while the original silk ribbon must be kept away from direct sunlight and moisture.

These historical items are best displayed mounted inside archival shadow-box frames or placed within glass-topped presentation cases on desks and bookshelves.

Genuine examples usually feature specific rim inscriptions denoting the recipients name and unit, crisp die-strike details, and correct physical dimensions.

Official campaign and service medals from this era were generally struck in solid silver or bronze, suspended from woven silk moire ribbons.

This medal was instituted to acknowledge the efforts of military personnel and civilians who assisted during the bubonic plague epidemic in Hong Kong in 1894.
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