Zanzibar: Orders, Decorations and Medals

[oamotme]

Numis,

With regard to your query these are District Chief/Headman's Badge which come in silver and bronze. The Arabic is a reflection of the English and vice versa. I attach an example sold by the auction house DNW. The obverse reads 'Dowla Zinjibar' - 'Government/State of Zanzibar', and the reverse reads 'Wilayat Shaka Shaka' - 'Chake Chake District'. I believe there are five medals in this series : Chake Chake, Chuaka, Mkoani, Mwera and Weti Districts. The phrase "hen's teeth" comes to mind. From my limited Arabic in the Gulf 'Hakumat' is 'Government' whilst 'Dowla' is 'State' - no doubt variations in the use of words occur throughout the Arabic speaking world.

Regards,

Owain

[paul wood]

One or two emerged from the Baldwins basement circa 1990 but they are about the only ones i am aware of.

p

[numis]

Thanks for the responses

A few came up in Cape Town ex the estate of a former Zanzibar Official many , many years ago 

[numis]

Chiefs Medal also for Mkokotoni

Re the Sultans Campaign Medal 1896:

(1)a single source once seen  quoted bars for Segeen, Bahwan, Muweelah and Toko Nogo but I have never seen these confirmed anywhere else .Can anyone confirm or refute ?

(2) any recipient roll ever located ?

(3) would anyone know issue numbers for medal and bars ?

[Marcon1]

Sultan of Zanzibar’s Medal 1896, 2 clasps (in Arabic), Takaungu, Mwele, unnamed as issued, good very fine and scarce £400-500 After the death of the East African Sheikh of Takaungu in February 1895, a succession dispute ensued between his son and his nephew. In June 1895, a British naval force, with some 160 Zanzibaris, drove the nephew out of Takaungu. He fled to Mwele from where he was again driven out by a naval force and some 150 Zanzibaris.

[paul wood]

has anyone ever seen the sultans medal named?

p

[oamotme]

Paul, I used to have one named to 678 Surur Feraji (ex-Tammann collection). Regards, Owain

[paul wood]

marvellous, thanks so much

p

[paul wood]

Here's one I would commit larceny for. DNW (or Buckland Dix and Wood as it was then) November 1991, Sultan of Zanzibar's  Medal, no clasp (Amadu Koloman, Indian Contingent).

Paul

 

 

[oamotme]

Nice one Paul.  I wonder where it now resides? Deo volente it will reappear in due course. Owain

[numis]

I have know of a named example in group with named IBEA Co Medal ( scroll suspender ) , E & W Africa medal for Mwele and Africa GSM for Jubaland ( this last unnamed but verified on roll )

 

The bar names being queried came from , if i remember correctly , someone writing in to a UK Medal magazine