New Zealand: Boer War: Queen Victoria / “Success to our 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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Stokes of Melbourne (?) |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 944; Morel: 1899-1900/3; Laidlaw: 0528;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 22.5 | Gilded Bronze | 5.0 gm | $40 |
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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, as om coinage. Legend above: "BRITISH TRANSVAAL WAR" and: "* 1899 (left) 1900 (below)
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Reverse:
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New Zealand volunteer, on horseback left, scanning into the distance. Legend: "SUCCESS TO OUR NEW ZEALAND ROUGH RIDERS". IN the exergue: "1900".
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Notes:
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Similar to Laidlaw 0058a for the Australian Bushmmens Corps by Stokes of Melbourne.
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