- Time Period: Pre-WW1
- Year of Institution: 1896
- Country: Great Britain
The Sultan of Zanzibar’s Medal was established in 1896 and awarded to the Zanzibari contingent who served under Lieut. Lloyd-Matthews RN in East Africa alongside British and Imperial forces.
The medal was awarded with the following clasps:
- Pumwani
- Jongeni
- Takaungu
- Mwele (inscribed only in Arabic)
The Sultan of Zanzibar’s Medal Design
The medal is circular, struck in silver and measures 36 millimeters in diameter.
The obverse shows a facing bust of Sultan Hamid bin Thwain surrounded by a Suaheli inscription in Arabic. The reverse has the same inscription in four lines.
The medal’s ribbon is plain bright scarlet.