Great Britain: F.M. Lord Roberts V.C. / Pretoria
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second for a narrow red-white-blue ribbon
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By:
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Date:
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1901 |
Ref:
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AM: 59; Hern: 140; Laidlaw: 0042;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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32.1 mm | White Metal | 10.1 gm | $30 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Lord Roberts in uniform, showing his medals including the Victoria Cross, facing front. To the left, a half laurel wreath. To the right across, between ornamental lines: “F.M. / LORD / ROBERTS / V.C.”
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Reverse:
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Flag pole with a laurel wreath at the top flying the Union flag waving to the right. Below, in large letters: “PRETORIA / 1900”. At the foot, a half wreath of the national flowers of Great Britain: roses, thistles and shamrocks.
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Notes:
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British troops under Lord Roberts entered Pretoria on the 5th of June 1900.
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