United Kingdom. A Scarce Ghuznee Campaigns Pair, to Acting Sub Conductor Robert Lowe, Royal Artillery

Ghuznee Medal 1839 (engraved in running script "Acting Sub Conductor Robert Lowe Artillery" on the reverse); and Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal 1842, Type III with Ghuznee Cabul 1842 reverse (engraved in running script "Acting Sub Conductor Robert Lowe Artillery" on the edge). Un-mounted, the Ghuznee Medal with edge nicks and a replacement ribbon, the Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal exhibiting bruising and edge nicks with an original ribbon. Better than very fine.

Footnotes:

1. The Ghunzee Medal 1839 was instituted in 1839 and awarded for participation in the storming of the fortress of Ghunzee, July 21-23, 1839.

2. The Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal was instituted in 1842 and awarded to those who took part in the First Anglo-Afghan War under the command of General William Nott. It comes with four versions, as designated on their respective reverses: Type I: Candahar 1842, Type II: Cabul 1842, Type III: Ghunzee Cabul 1842 and Type IV: Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul 1842.