oamotme Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 One or two emerged from the Baldwins basement circa 1990 but they are about the only ones i am aware of. p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numis Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thanks for the responses A few came up in Cape Town ex the estate of a former Zanzibar Official many , many years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numis Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcon1 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 has anyone ever seen the sultans medal named? p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oamotme Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Paul, I used to have one named to 678 Surur Feraji (ex-Tammann collection). Regards, Owain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 marvellous, thanks so much p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oamotme Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Nice one Paul. I wonder where it now resides? Deo volente it will reappear in due course. Owain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numis Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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