AFRICAN POLICE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, G.V.R. (Jemr. Mjanakheri Bin Abdurehmani, Zanzibar Police), very fine and extremely rare

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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African Police M. S. M., Zanzibar Gazette 25 March, 1918. J emadar Mjanakheri bin Abdurehmani was presented with the above award at a special ceremony held at the Residency grounds in Zanzibar on 23 March 1918. This was the first occasion that the M. S. M. had been presented to a member of the Zanzibar Police Force following the award's inception. The recipient had completed 25 years service, received 2 commendations and been cited for his bravery in rescuing a Rating from H. M. S. Blonde in 1897. 331 medals issued, of which only 30 were for Zanzibar.