Australia: Boer War: Lady McEacharn's Hospital Bazaar Fund
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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Stokes of Melbourne |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Hern: 722; Carlisle: 1900/11; Laidlaw: 0642;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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22.7 mm | Bronze | 4.8 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Façade of the the hospital. Legend above: “LADY McEACHARN’S HOSPITAL BAZAAR FUND” and below between stops: “1900”.
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Reverse:
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Volunteer Imperial Bushmen on horseback, left, scanning into the distance. Legend: “SUCCESS TO AUSTRALIAN IMPERL. BUSHMEN”. In the exergue: “1900”.
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Notes:
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Lady McEacharn was the wife of Sir Malcolm McEacharn, an Australian businessman and former Lord Mayor of Melbourne.
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