The Ghuznee Medal is a British campaign medal awarded for participation in the storming of the fortress of Ghuznee in Afghanistan, on 21 to 23 July 1839 by troops of the British and Indian Armies.

[2] The medal was based on a design by John Luard, a British army officer and artist,[3] and struck at the Calcutta Mint.

It is silver and 37 millimetres (1.5 in) in diameter,[1] with the following design:[2] 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.

[4] Two separate dies exist for this medal with one having a wider border around the edge than the other.

[2] Four separate campaign medals were awarded to British led forces who served in the Afghan War of 1839 to 1842:[5]