Scarce 1879 Medal - Engraved Naming Native Trooper -victorian Crown/ring Suspen

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Scarce 1879 Medal - Engraved Naming Native Trooper -victorian Crown/ring Suspen:
$807

VICTORIAN 1879 WARS
CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ZULUS

NAMED TO NATIVE TROOPER

1879

38mm x 38mm (excluding ring suspender)

This medal appears to be a scarce named Zulu War medallion/medal
awarded to a Native Trooper fighting on the side British Forces
during the campaigns against the Zulus in 1879.
These would include Isandhlwana & Rorke's Drift.Could also possibly be a "memorial" medal to a native casualty
or for an Act of Bravery. Have never seen something like this before.Victorian Crown with ring suspender.
Cartouche-style medal.
Obverse decoration in relief.
TROOPER P. MABENDA engraved on the reverse. Embossed date "1879"on reverse.

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will be £3.75

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On 13-May-13 at 09:44:09 BST, seller added the following information:

I was informed by a very reliable source that Trooper P.MABENDA is a confirmed native casualty at the Battle of Isandhlwana. Fighting on the side of the British Forces

On 15-May-13 at 08:30:03 BST, seller added the following information:

I received confirmation that Trooper MABENDA was with SHEPSTONE NATIVE HORSE and was killed at ULUNDI. Not ISANDHLWANA as earlier suggested. It therefore makes sense that Sir Theophilus Shepstone commissioned these medals to be made & named.