Date
Instituted: 1882.
Campaign: Egypt 1882-91.
Description: Five
pointed star with a central raised circle bearing an image of the
Sphinx with the Pyramids behind, the word ‘EGYPT’ above followed
by a year (for the first three issues and undated for the fourth)
with the same written in Arabic below. The reverse has the
monogram of the Khedive under a crown within a raised circle.
The suspender is straight with a crescent and five pointed star
in the centre which is attached to the star with a small metal loop
passing through a small ring between the two top points of the star.
Metal: Bronze.
Size: 60mm high and 45mm wide.
Clasps: 'TOKAR'.
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Naming: These
stars were issued unnamed or with some form of regimental stampings
on the reverse which usually took some abbreviated form while others
have full names.
Comments: Four
issues of this star are encountered including those dated ‘1882’,
‘1884’, ‘1884-6’ and an undated version. This star is normally
encountered with the Egypt Medal 1882-89 with the 1882 dated issue
with the 1882 dated Queen’s medal. The undated version was
awarded to troops who did not qualify for the Queen’s medal. The
‘TOKAR 1308’ clasp was awarded to those who had fought at the battle
of Tokar in 1891 (1308 being the Arabic date) but had already received
a previous star.
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