Medal, Java War
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A Dutch Java War Medal (Medaille van den Oorlog op Java). The octagonal bronze medal features the left facing profile of King Willem I. " KONING WILLEM I. DER NEDERLANDEN" is marked around this. "OORLOG / OP / JAVA. / 1825-1830. "is marked on the reverse within a wreath of oak and palm leaves. The medal is attached to a plain yellow ribbon on a laterally-pierced ball suspension.
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These
medals
were
"instituted
by
Royal
Decree
on
27
June
1831
and
was
awarded
to
Europeans
and
to
native
officers
who
served
on
Java
during
the
war
of
1825-1830
to
put
down
the
insurrection
against
the
reimposition
of
Dutch
colonial
rule"
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This medal was gifted to Taranaki Museum as part of the collection of south Taranaki lawyer John Houston.
This medal was gifted to Taranaki Museum as part of the collection of south Taranaki lawyer John Houston.
Accession number
A74.764
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