France: Boer War: Kruger / “Aux Boers” Hollow Shell
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Form:
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Circular. Hollow shell with cardboard inside.
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By:
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Cartaux, Paris |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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AM: 140; Hern: 316; Laidlaw: 0203;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.0 mm | Silvered Sheet Metal | 4.8 gm | $210 | | 38.0 mm | Gilded Sheet Metal | 4,6 gm | $210 | | 38.0 mm | Bronzed Sheet Metal | 4.7 gm | $210 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Within a circle of dots, bust of President Kruger, left, similar to the Z.A. Republic coinage. Maker's name: “CARTAUX PARIS” below the truncation. Legend within a toothed rim: “KRÜGER PRESIDENT DU TRANSVAAL 1900” with a small ornament at the foot.
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Reverse:
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Across within a toothed rim: "AUX BOERS (in an arc) / AUX HÉROIQUES / DÉFENSEURS / DE LA / LIBERTÉ / AU TRANSVAAL / 1900 (in an arc)”.
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Notes:
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These, and other similar medals by Cartaux, were on sale in Paris during the visit of President Kruger to that city in November 1900.
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