The medal was based on a design by
John Luard, a British army officer and artist, and struck at the
Calcutta Mint. It is silver and in diameter, The obverse depicts the fortress of Ghuznee with the word ‘GHUZNEE’ below.The reverse has a
mural crown surrounded by a
laurel wreath and the date ’23d JULY 1839’.The suspender is straight with a ring passing through a smaller loop soldered to the top of the medal.The ribbon has two equal stripes of crimson and dark green. Originally the ribbon was to have been half green and half yellow.The medal was issued unnamed, but many were later privately engraved or impressed in varying styles on the reverse or rim. Two separate dies exist for this medal with one having a wider border around the edge than the other. The second also has a narrower and taller fortress. ==Medals of the Anglo-Afghan War==