Great Britain: Boer War: Roberts, Buller & Baden-Powell; To Commemorate British Valour
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 536; Laidlaw: 0703;
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Variations:
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| 38.7 mm | White Metal | 20.0 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Three named, oval, framed, cameo busts decorated with sprigs of laurel in the background. Top: Lord Roberts, on ribbon below: “LD. ROBERTS”. Left: General Buller, on ribbon below: “GN. BULLER”. Right: Colonel Baden Powell, on a ribbon below: “CL. POWELL”. At the foot on a scroll: “TO / COMMEMORATE / BRITISH / VALOUR”.
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Reverse:
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Within a laurel wreath tied at the bottom, on a ribbon across: “TRANSVAAL”. Above the ribbon, crossed flag standards, surmounted by a radiant crown. Below the ribbon, an ornament and then: “1899 1900”.
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Notes:
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