The Chine War Medal (1900) was instituted for service during the Boxer Rebellion and the subsequent punitive expeditions. This rare version of the China War Medal has the clasp for the Defense of Legations, the most desirable of the three campaign clasps in this conflict. The Defense of Legations clasp was awarded to 80 Royal Marines and a number of "old men" of the British Legation Guard. For 55 days the Legation Guard aided the defense of the Legation Quarter in Peking where 900 military personnel and civilians with about 2,800 Chinese Christians took refuge and survived a siege by the Chinese Imperial Army. The New York Sun referred to the siege as "the most exciting episode ever known to civilization." The rim of the silver medal is marked "G.T. JONES, PTE., R.M.L..I." The ribbon is crimson with yellow edges. The obverse has the bust of Queen Victoria and the reverse is a trophy of arms inscribed "CHINA/1900". Comes with a copy of George Thomas Jones' service record

Fine with a few minor handling marks.