Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, with clasp, 'Lucknow', awarded to Private John Geary, 84th Regiment of Foot

Silver, circular campaign medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem, with the inscription, 'Victoria Regina'. On the reverse is a robed figure of Britannia, wearing a helmet, holding a wreath and shield with a lion by her side. Above is the word 'India', while below are the dates, '1857-1858'. The medal is suspended on a red and white striped ribbon. The obverse of this medal was designed by William Wyon, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint from 1828, and the reverse by his son Leonard Charles Wyon who also worked at the Royal Mint.

Soldiers of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot were present at the Siege of Cawnpore and the Relief of Lucknow.

The Indian Mutiny Medal was approved in 1858 and awarded to officers and men of British and Indian units who served during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Qualification was widened to civilian and judiciary participants in 1868. The clasp 'Lucknow' was awarded to personnel who served under Sir Colin Campbell in operations leading to the capture of the city of Lucknow and the subsequent suppression of unrest in the surrounding area between November 1857 and March 1858.