Cape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Mowbray
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Form:
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Cast. Two ovals, shield above, scroll below. Holed at the top for a ribbon.
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By:
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Date:
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1901 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0108;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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32 mm x 35 mm | Brass | | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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In the left oval, the bust of the Duchess, slightly right. In the right oval the bust of the Duke, slightly left. On the shield above in downward curved arcs: “COMMEMORATING / THE VISIT OF / T.R.H. / THE / DUKE & DUCHESS OF / CORNWALL & YORK / - 1901 -”. On the scroll below: “IMPERIAL UNITY”. Rose, shamrocks and thistle ornaments.
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Reverse:
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In an arc on the shield: “MOWBRAY” with ornaments. Indentations from the obverse design.
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Notes:
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Mowbray is one of the affluent southern suburbs of Cape Town.
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