New Zealand: Boer War: Queen Victoria: Success to NZ Rough Riders
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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J. Swan |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Hern: 952; Morel: 1899-1900/8; Laidlaw: 0465b;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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22.5 mm | Gilded Bronze | 5.7 gm | $55 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Veiled and diademed old-head bust of Queen Victoria, left. Maker’s name: “SWAN” below the truncation. Legend: “BRITISH-TRANSVAAL WAR. 1899-1900.”.
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Reverse:
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A horseshoe with the open end down. In front, a single stirrup and behind, an axe crossed with a whip. Legend above: “SUCCESS TO NEW ZEALAND”, and below between ornate stops: “ROUGH RIDERS”.
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Notes:
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Variety with a hyphen between “BRITISH” and “TRANSVAAL and the point of the crown is between the two “A”s of “TRANSVAAL”
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