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Australia: Boer War: Lady McEacharn's Hospital Bazaar Fund

Australia: Boer War: Lady McEacharn's Hospital Bazaar FundAustralia: Boer War: Lady McEacharn's Hospital Bazaar Fund
Form: Circular holed at 12 o’clock
By: Stokes of Melbourne
Date: 1900
Ref:  Hern: 722; Carlisle: 1900/11; Laidlaw: 0642;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
22.7 mmBronze4.8 gm$35

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Façade of the the hospital. Legend above: “LADY McEACHARN’S HOSPITAL BAZAAR FUND” and below between stops: “1900”.

Reverse: Volunteer Imperial Bushmen on horseback, left, scanning into the distance. Legend: “SUCCESS TO AUSTRALIAN IMPERL. BUSHMEN”. In the exergue: “1900”.

Notes: Lady McEacharn was the wife of Sir Malcolm McEacharn, an Australian businessman and former Lord Mayor of Melbourne.