Item number: M158-1

Year: AD 1905-1919

Material: Silver

Size: 17.8 x 47.2 x 1.7 mm

Weight: 32.9 g

Provenance: J. Collins Medals 2024

This is a miniature version of the “Tibet Medal” awarded to a British veteran who participated in the Tibet Expedition of AD 1903–1904. The Tibet Medal was officially instituted on February 1, AD 1905, as a commendation for military personnel who took part in the expedition. Participants in the Battle of Gyantse, which lasted nearly one hundred days, were eligible to receive an additional clasp inscribed with the word “GYANTSE.”

The miniature Tibet Medal is of the same design as the official version. On the obverse side, it features a profile portrait of King Edward VII in the uniform of a Field Marshal, sculpted by G.W. de Saulles, with the Latin inscription “Edward VII Emperor of India” around the edge. The reverse side, sculpted by Ernest Gillick, depicts the representative architecture of Tibet, namely the Potala Palace where the Dalai Lama resides, with the inscription “TIBET”, and the expedition year “1903-04” below. The suspension is a replica of the swivel scroll suspension with claw found on the official version. The ribbon is centred in burgundy, with white and green colours symmetricly arranged on either side.

物件編號: M158-1

年代: 公元 1905 年

材質: 白銀

尺寸: 17.8 x 47.2 x 1.7 mm

重量: 32.9 g

來源: 克林獎章 2024

這是參加過公元1903至1904之際西藏遠征行動的英國老兵，獲贈的迷你版「西藏獎章」。「西藏獎章」頒布於公元1905年2月1日，茲在獎勵參與西藏遠征行動的官兵。參與戰況持續近一百天的江孜戰役參與者，得以額外獲得一條刻有「江孜」字樣的銘牌。

該枚迷你西藏獎章形制和官方版相同，正面是喬治·威廉·德·索雷斯雕刻的英王愛德華七世著陸軍元帥服側身像，周圍則刻上「愛德華七世 印度皇帝」拉丁字銘文。獎章背面是歐內斯特·吉利克雕刻的西藏代表建築，即達賴喇嘛居住的拉薩布達拉宮，下方刻有西藏之地名和遠征年份「1903-04」字樣。懸掛則是仿造官方版的帶爪螺旋式懸掛。綬帶以酒紅色為中心，兩側為依序向外對稱的白色和綠色。