Great Britain: South Africa Medal for the Kaffir/Frontier Wars (1834-53)
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Form:
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Circular with ornate ribbon bar riveted to the medal. The ribbon is orange bordered with two outer wide blue stripes and two narrow inner blue stripes.
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By:
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Obverse after William Wyon. Reverse Leonard Charles Wyon. |
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Date:
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1853 |
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Ref:
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MYB: 115; Laidlaw: 1110;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 36 mm | Silver | | $700 and upwards |
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Edge:
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Engraved with the rank, name and unit of the recipient. This medal: “DRUMR. J. OWENS. 74TH. REGT.”.
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Obverse:
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Diademed head of young Queen Victoria, left. Signed on truncation: "W. WYON R.A.". Legend: "VICTORIA (left) REGINA (right)".
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Reverse:
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Lion crouching on platform, left, protea bush behind. In the exergue: "1853". Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Signed: "L.C. Wyon" at the foot.
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Notes:
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The medal was issued (without a clasp) to British and Colonial troops engaged in various actions against several native tribes in the north eastern part of the Cape Colony between 1834 and 1853.
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