Germany: Boer War: S.J.P. Kruger / Victorious Battles Against the English
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Wolfgang Lauer of L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg Germany |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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AM: 109; Hern: 246; ME: Germany 1; Laidlaw: 0375;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 35.4 mm | Silver | 19.6 gm | $450 | | 35.4 mm | Bronze | 20.7 gm | $200 | | 35.4 mm | Gilded Bronze | 20.7 gm | $300 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Silver medal stamped with the German crescent moon and crown silver mark and: "0.990".
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Kruger, left (similar to Z.A.R. coinage). Signed: "LAUER" on the truncation. On the right, across: “PRÆS. / S.J.P. / KRÜGER”
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Reverse:
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Within a beaded border, the coat of arms of the Z.A. Republic with motto: “EENDRAGT MAAKT MAGT”. Below in an arc: “1899 – 1900”. Legend outside: “ZUR ERINNERG. AN DIE SIEGR: SCHLACHTEN DER BUREN GEGEN DIE ENGLÄNDER (in commemoration of the victorious battles of the Boers against the English)”. Small ornament at the foot.
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Notes:
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