[1] This medal was created for those troops engaged in the Third Ashanti Expedition, also known as the War of the Golden Stool.

This expedition lasted from March – December 1900, with the final outcome that the Ashanti maintained its de facto independence.

Ashanti was made a Protectorate of the British Empire, but they ruled themselves with little reference to the colonial power.

The medal, designed by George William de Saulles, was circular and 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter, with the following design:[2] Obverse: The bust of King Edward VII in Field Marshal's uniform facing left with the inscription 'EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR'.

Reverse: The British lion standing on a rocky cliff facing a rising sun with, below, a native shield and crossed spears with a scroll bearing the inscription 'ASHANTI'.