Great Britain: Boer War: United Empire / Epps’s Cocoa
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Form:
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Circular shell medal with hole at 12 o’clock for a ring to a crimp bar for a dark red ribbon.
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By:
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0088;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 36.5 mm | Aluminium Shell | 5.3 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Upright reeded.
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Obverse:
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Britannia holding the British Union flag on a raised dais surrounded by nine maidens, five on the left and four on the right, bearing banners named with countries of the Empire. From left to right: Queensland, Victoria, West Australia, Canada (banner lowered) South Australia, India (banner lowered) New Zealand, South Africa, New South Wales. In the exergue: “THE / UNITED EMPIRE (in an arc)”.
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Reverse:
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Within a beaded border and a wreath from the cocoa plant tied at the bottom, the trade mark of James Epps & Co and below: “UNITED / UNDER ONE FLAG / ALSO IN DRINKING / EPPS’S COCOA / 1900”.
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Notes:
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James Epps (1821-1907) was homeopathic chemist and founded the Epps cocoa business in 1839 with plantations in Jamaica. His cocoa was successfully marketed worldwide as a health-giving drink containing homeopathic minerals.
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