England: Boer War: Stafford Tribute Medal
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Form:
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Circular with crimped claw and ball through which passes a 4 mm diameter silver ring.
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By:
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J. A. Restall & Co, Cambridge Street, Birmingham |
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Date:
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1901 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 796; Hibbard: A23; Laidlaw: 0781;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.7 mm | Silver | 32.9 gm | $850 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Name of recipient impressed in upright letters. This medal: "CORPL. H.A. TRUBSHAW. F. CO. 2ND. V.B. NTH. STAFFS: REGT.".
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Obverse:
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A view of Stafford Castle (as it would have been originally). To the left and right Stafford knots. Below a lion passant. Stamped to the left of the lion, the makers mark: “J.A.R” and to the right the Birmingham silver hallmark for 1901-2 (b). Legend above: “BOROUGH OF STAFFORD” and below: “W.C.T. MYNORS. MAYOR.”.
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Reverse:
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A helmeted soldier kneeling with a bayoneted rifle, right and behind, a mounted trooper with hat holding carbine, left. Signed on the truncation: “RESTALL. BIRM.” Legend underlined: “SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, 1901.”
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Notes:
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Issued inside a black leather case from Lewis C. Mummery, Jewellers, Stafford, lined on the inside with black velvet and white silk marked: "GOLDSMITHS / MUMMERY / STAFFORD”.
This medal sold at Dix Noonan Webb auction on Sept 2012 for £900.
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