New Zealand: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall
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Form:
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Circular, holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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C.T. White, Wellington |
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Date:
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1901 |
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Ref:
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Morel: 1901/6-14; Laidlaw: 0514;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 27.3 mm | Btonze | 10.6 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess, left, he in uniform. Legend: "CHILDREN'S SOUVENIR, VISIT DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TO N.Z." Ornamented stop at the foot.
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Reverse:
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Port broadside view of a steamship at sea. On ornamented rectangular plaque below: ".JUNE.1901." Signed below that: "C.T. WHITE .WELLN." Legend: "H.M.S. OPHIR, IN WHICH THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES CAME TO N.Z." Eight-petalled flower at the foot.
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Notes:
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Nine varieties of this medal are listed in Morel.
In 1901, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) toured the British Empire, travelling on the steamship "Ophir". Their tour included Malta, Ceylon, the Cape Colony in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Colony of Newfoundland. The tour was designed by Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain with the support of Prime Minister Lord Salisbury to reward the dominions for their participation in the South African War of 1899–1902.
HMS Ophir arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, on 11 June 1901 and left Lyttleton in the South Island on 27 June. The Duke and Duchess visited Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
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