France: Boer War: Kruger / "Notre Resistance Étonnera Le Monde"
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Francois Rupert Carabin |
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Date:
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1901 |
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Ref:
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AM: 104; Hern: 236; ME: France 13; Laidlaw: 0001;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 50.4 mm | Silver | 66.7 gm | $1,700 | | 50.4 mm | Bronze | 61.8 gm | $1,200 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Paul Kruger in profile, left.
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Reverse:
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Crouching female figure fending off attack from leopard-like animal, broken dagger in right hand, flail in left. On left, palm tree, rocks and radiant sun. At top, to right of figure, in French, staggered over five lines: “NOTRE / RESISTANCE / ETONNERA LE / MONDE (our resistance will astonish the world) / KRÜGER (in quotes)”. At the bottom, the (incomplete) date: “20 OCTOBRE / 1899-19..?” Signed in script: “R.Carabin” along lower right rim.
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Notes:
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Pro-Boer medal, probably made during the latter stage of the war after Kruger had left for exile in Europe..
Francois Rupert Carabin (1862-1932) was a sculptor, medallist and gem-engraver, born at Zabern in Alsace. He trained as a gem-engraver, and then worked as a wood carver and, after 1889, principally as a sculptor. This element of his work is clearly visible on the obverse of this medal, the design of which is executed in considerable relief.
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