Cape Colony: Boer War: Baden-Powell, Mafeking
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Form:
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Slightly irregular circular with attached loop. Cast, uniface
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By:
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Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0847;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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20.5 mm | Silver | 3.7 gm | $45 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Baden-Powell in uniform and hat, front, dividing incuse initials: “B.P.”. In an arc above, incused: “MAFEKING”.
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Reverse:
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Blank.
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Notes:
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Probably made in Mafeking shortly after the siege had been lifted.
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