1895.] 
C. J. Rodgers— Kashmiri War Medal. 
Ill 
sidered to be typical JE. horsjieldii , Boisduval, i.e ., it is rich dark blue 
on the upperside of both wings, with a very broad submarginal black 
baud to the hindwing. The female differs from the same sex of JE. hors- 
fieldii on the npperside of both wings in having the broad discal band 
very pale luteous ; as compared with the band in JE. horsfieldii 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 drawiug. 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— 
“ Medal 
for bravery 
M 
at the taking of the Fort ] 
o of Mandauri. ” 
•* 
On the other side in a leaf pattern area :—Mr* — “The 
country of Yasin, 1920 Samvat = 1863 A.D. 
In Amritsar I 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 struck and that no further information was 
available. Sol wrote to Captain Trevor of the XVth 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 
