1895.] 



0. J. Rodsfers — Kaahmlrt War Medal. 



Ill 



sldered to be typical E. horsfieldii, Boisduval, i.e., it is rich dark blue 

 on the upperside of both wings, with a very broad snbmarginal black 

 band to the hind wing. The female differs from the same sex of E. hors- 

 fieldii on the upperside of both wings in having the broad discal band 

 very pale luteous ; as compared with the band in E. horsfieldu it may 

 be said to be almost white so much paler is it ; and on the hindwing 

 it is continued almost to the base of the wing. 



2. A Kashmiri War Medal. — By C. J. Rodgers, Esq., Honorary Nu- 

 mismatist to the Government of India. 



Some time ago I came across the medal of which the accompany- 

 ing is a drawing. It has on the obverse the picture of a mountain 

 fort on which is a flag flying. To the left of the fort is the legend — 





On the other side in a leaf pattern area : 

 country of Yasin, 1920 Samvat = 1863 A.D. 



" Medal 



for bravery 



at the taking of the Fort | 



of Mandauri. " 



Mr* i^yi^k ijXo — "The 



In Amritsarl could get no information about the Fort of Mandauri. 

 I therefore applied to Kashmir through the Resident. I was informed 

 that a medal had been strack and that no further information was 

 available. So I wiote to Captain Trevor of tlie XYth Sikhs and asked 

 him to make enquiries. He did so, and his correspondent General 

 Panjab Singh wrote him and said that the Fort of Mandauri, which 

 is the name of the fort at Yasin, was taken by General Hoshyarji 

 according to orders received from His Highness the late Maharaja of 



