Great Britain: Boer War: King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra Coronation / Generals Roberts & Kitchener, Peace
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Form:
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Circular. Holed at 12 o'clock.
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By:
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.H.B. Sale of Birmingham, England |
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Date:
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1902 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1125;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 31.9 mm | White Metal | 13.4 gm | $45 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Within a beaded border round the rim and a second inner border, conjoined crowned and robed busts of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, right. Signed: "SALE" at the foot. Downwards on left: "JUNE" then across: "26". Legend on a roughened band between the beaded borders: "EDWARD VII (rose) ALEXANDRA (shamrock) CROWNED.1902 (thistle)".
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Reverse:
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Bareheaded busts in uniform, front, of the two Boer War Commandeers-in-Chief: General Roberts (left) and General Kitchener (right). In an arc above: "SOUTH AFRICA". Legend on a raised band above: "CELEBRATION OF PEACE" and between floral stops below: "MAY 31, 1902".
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Notes:
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Treaty of Vereeniging was the peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the Boer War.
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