607. Campaign in West of India, 1784. _Obv._ Britannia seated
r., on arms, holding wreath and spear; fortress in the
distance; at her side, shield. _Rev._ Inscription in Persian:
"Presented by the Calcutta Government in memory of good service
and intrepid valour A.D. 1784. Mahommedan Era 1199;" and "Like
this coin, may it endure long in the world, and the exertions
of those lion-hearted Englishmen of great name, victorious from
Hindostan to the Deccan, become exalted." Silver. Size 1·6.
This medal was awarded to the Company's troops for services performed
in the First Mahratta War, and the Second Mysore War with Hyder 'Alee
1778—1784. It was struck in two sizes, the larger having been awarded
to officers only.