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War medals of the British Army, and how they were won

Note 96 — THE CHINA MEDALS, 1840, 1842, 1856, 1860.

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There was but one medal for the second Chinese war, issued with five clasps, to a Royal Marine artilleryman. When first issued, the ribbon of the medal was blue, yellow, red, white and green, in stripes, but afterwards changed to crimson and yellow.

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