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Great Britain: Boer War: Queen Victoria / Imperial Soldier Shooting

Great Britain: Boer War: Queen Victoria / Imperial Soldier ShootingGreat Britain: Boer War: Queen Victoria / Imperial Soldier Shooting
Form: Circular. Sometimes fitted with an ornate claw suspension bar and blue ribbon
By: A. Fenwick, Birmingham
Date: 1900 (?)
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0939b;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
38.4 mmWhite Metal31.6 gn$45

Edge: Plain. Thickness 4.8 mm

Obverse: Within an ornate border round the rim, Veiled and diademed head of Queen Victoria, left. Signed: "A. FENWICK. F. BIRM" on the truncation. Legend: "VICTORIA (left) REGINA (right)".

Reverse: Helmeted imperial soldier, shooting from the kneeling position on ground, left. Signed: "A. FENWICK. F" on the right end of the truncation of the ground. Legend: "IN DEFENCE".

Notes: Believed to have been issued in Australia as a shooting medal during the Boer War.