Hallmarked 1963
Measurements: 20mm x 14mm
18 carat white and yellow gold diamond set 11 over the title scroll. Maker’s mark of JWB.
Following Kenyan Independence in 1963, the soldiers of 11th Kenya Rifles (formerly 11th King’s Aftrican Rifles) were awaiting the announcement of a pay rise in a speech by Jomo Kenyatta due to be televised on 24 January 1964. When the Prime Minister failed to appear, a group of disgruntled riflemen mutinied. Kenyatta's government appealed to British troops to restore order and at length held courts-martial for 43 soldiers. In the aftermath 11th Kenya Rifles was disbanded and a new battalion, 1st Kenya Rifles, was created from 340 soldiers who had been cleared of participation in the mutiny by the Kenyan CID.