Switzerland: Boer War "ALPINA PRETORIA" Pro-Boer Badge
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Form:
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Mainly circular. Edge follows design. Pin-back.
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By:
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Huguenin of Le Locle., Switzerland |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1270;
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Variations:
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| 24 mm x 21 mm | Silvered Pressed Metal | 3 gm | $70 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Three standing bareheaded Boer figures, each with one arm raised high, hands of other clasped together. Central figure possibly Kruger. Half laurel wreath behind shield bearing coat of arms of Switzerland below. Signed: "Huguenin" downwards on left. Legend above: "ALPINA PRETORIA".
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Reverse:
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Pin back.
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Notes:
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This is the only known medal to have been produced in Switzerland in support of the Boer cause.
The maker Huguenin remain in business today. The company was established by the engraver, Fritz Huguenin, and his brother Guillocheur Albert in 1868.
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