Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / “Good Luck Attend Australian Contingents”
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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Stokes, Melbourne |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Hern: 666; Carlisle: 1899-00/5; Laidlaw: 0089c;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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22.7 mm | Silver | 4.6 gm | $50 | 23.0 mm | Gilded Bronze | 5.0 gm | $40 | 23 mm | Aluminium | | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Old-head bust of Queen Victoria, left. Legend: “BRITISH TRANSVAAL WAR”. Dates below divided by the bust: “* 1899 (left) 1900 (right)”.
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Reverse:
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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.
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Notes:
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There are three varieties of this medal. This one has the dates 1899 and 1900 on the obverse.
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