Description
then the three ships exited the bay
measuring 33 mm (w) x 54 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension
the frog measuring 45 mm wide x 170 mm in length
chipping is evident to the enamels of the HJ insignia and the white disc
the handle in faux tortoise shell and wrapped in eight rows of twisted wire
United Kingdom. An Ashanti Star, 1896 Auction Archive then the three ships exitedInstituted 1896. Composed from gun metal, unnamed as issued, official size, with period ribbon, dark patina, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Ashanti Star was instituted in 1896 and awarded to members of Major General Sir Francis C. Scotts expedition against the Ashanti Kingdom, also known as the Fourth Anglo Ashanti War.