Malaysia, Kedah. A Medal Of The Accession Of The Sultan

AH1362 (AD1943). In cupro-nickel, measuring 35.3 mm in diameter, oxidation spot on the reverse, edge nicks, spotting, contact marks, original ribbon, very fine.

Footnote: The medal was instituted on the occasion of the accession of the 27th Sultan of Kedah (a present Malaysian state), Sultan Sir Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah KCMG KBE (March 17, 1894 - July 13, 1958), on May 13, 1943. He succeeded the throne upon the death of his father, Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. He was the elder half brother of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman. Sultan Badlishah also served as regent of Kedah between 1937 and 1943. In 1943, he was deposed by the Imperial Japanese Army, but was reinstated following their surrender and the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya in 1945. Kedah became a member of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 which became independent in 1957, though the Sultan retained his title.