History

The Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897) was approved by the Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi Pasha, and instituted on February 12, 1897. The Medal was presented by the Khedive of Egypt in recognition of service during the reconquest of Sudan. The Medal was initially established to commemorate the reconquest of the Dongola province in 1896 but was later authorized for campaigns and actions in the African Sudan between 1896 and 1908. The Medal was issued in Silver to soldiers of Egyptian and British armies and in Bronze to other non-combatants, including Officer's servants.

While early issues of the Medal were awarded without a clasp, the following 15 clasps inscribed in both Arabic and English were later authorized for award with the Medal to denote service in various campaigns:
1. "ABU HAMED"
2. "BARH-EL-GHAZAL1900-2"
3. "GEDAREF"
4. "GEDID"
5. "KATFIA"
6. "JEROK"
7. "KHARTOUM"
8. "NYAM-NYAM"
9. "NYIMA"
10. "SUDAN 1897"
11. "SUDAN 1899"
12. "TALODI"
13. "THE ATBARA"
14. "FIRKET"
15. "HAFIR"

The obverse of the Medal features an Arabic cypher of the Khedive which translates to "Abbas Hilmi the Second" and an inscription of the Hijri year "1314." The reverse features an Arabic inscription which translates to "The Reconquest of the Sudan 1314."

The Medal is worn from a yellow ribbon with a broad centre blue stripe to symbolize the Nile flowing through the desert.

Privately altered versions of the Medal may be encountered.