Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria / "Welcome Home Australians"
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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 |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 682; Carlisle: 1899-00/13; Laidlaw: 0608;
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Variations:
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| 22.6 mm | Gilded Bronze | 5.2 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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In the centre within a circular frame crowned at the top, diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria, left, against a background of two crossed standards bearing Australian flag (left) and the Royal arms (right). In arcs below: “BRITISH / TRANSVAAL WAR / 1899-1900”.
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Reverse:
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Clasped hands. Above: “WELCOME (in an arc) / HOME” and below: “AUSTRALIANS (in an arc)”. Legend on a band above: “RETURN OF TROOPS FROM S. AFRICA” and below between stops: “DEC. 1900”.
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Notes:
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