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Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”

Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”
Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”
Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”
Form: Circular holed at 12 o’clock
By: Stokes, Melbourne
Date: 1900
Ref:  Hern: 666; Carlisle: 1899-00/5; Laidlaw: 0089c;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
22.7 mmSilver4.6 gm$50
23.0 mmGilded Bronze5.0 gm$40
23 mmAluminium$25

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Old-head bust of Queen Victoria, left. Legend: “BRITISH TRANSVAAL WAR”. Dates below divided by the bust: “* 1899 (left) 1900 (right)”.

Reverse: Two cross standards with British (left) and Australian (right) flags. In an arc, above and between the flags: “1899”, and below: “1900”. Legend within an outer and inner beaded circle: “GOOD LUCK ATTEND AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENTS”. Stop at the foot.

Notes: There are three varieties of this medal. This one has the dates 1899 and 1900 on the obverse.