Germany: Boer War: Lord Roberts / In Union is Strength, One Thought One Aim |
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| Form: | Circular with attached loop. | ||||||||||||
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| By: | Meyer and Wilhelm of Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||||
| Date: | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Ref: |
AM: 63; Hern: 148; Laidlaw: 0320; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
Within a beaded border around the rim, bareheaded bust of Lord Roberts in uniform with medals, front. Legend: “LORD (left) ROBERTS (right)”. |
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| Reverse: |
Beaded border around the rim. Within a circle of dots, laurel wreath tied at the bottom around the Royal coat of arms with queen's crown above, and in an arc on the left: "INDIA 1879-1893" and on the right: "SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900". Outside, legend on left: "IN UNION IS STRENGTH" and on the right between stars at the top and bottom: "ONE THOUGHT, ONE AIM". |
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| Notes: |
Before serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces during the Boer War, Lord Roberts had served with distinction in the Indian Army, eventually becoming its Commander-in-Chief. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for repeated bravery at the time of the Indian Mutiny. His defeat of the Afghan rebels, during his march from the capital, Kabul, to relieve the besieged city of Kandahar, cleaned the slate of previous British defeats and brought peace to the North-West Frontier region of British India. |
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