Aden Chief's Medal, 1937. Bronze oval. 67.9 x 50mm. About Uncirculated. Obv. Crowned bust l., GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR. Rev. Arab dhow under full sail. With yellow moiré neck cravat. Red-green patina.
Aden was the key port in the Indian Ocean-Red Sea area, and the colony included an arid hinterland. It has since been incorporated in independent Yemen.
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