Great Britain: Boer War: No Power on Earth Can Shake Our Undivided Empire

Form:

Circular with and without attached ring for suspension.

By:

A.BS (Ahronsberg Brothers?), Birmingham

Date:

1900

Ref:

AM: 30; Hern: 76; BHM: 3674; Laidlaw: 0002;

Variations:

Size	Metal	Mass	Value
26.4 mm	Silver	8.8 gm	$250
26.4 mm	Silver(?) Gilt	9.0 gm	$150
26.5 mm	Silver(?) Gilt Enamel	10.0 gm	$150
26.4 mm	Silver (loop)	10.6 gm	$150
26 mm	Copper		$150
26.1 mm	Copper-Bronze (loop)	9.4 gm	$120

Edge:

Plain.

Obverse:

Queen Victoria enthroned at the top of a dais with five steps. A lion lying at the bottom and, standing up each side, soldiers and sailors from various nations of the Empire, four on the left flank and four on the right. Below: “NO POWER ON EARTH CAN / - SHAKE OUR - / UNDIVIDED EMPIRE (in an arc)”. The whole is surrounded by a wreath of the national flora of Great Britain: rose (England), thistle (Scotland) and shamrock (Ireland). On ribbon at the foot of the wreath: “A.BS BHAM” and “RD35357”.

Reverse:

A battle scene in mountainous terrain with British and Boer soldiers engaged across a dividing ravine. Below: “SOUTH AFRICA / 1899 -1900”. The whole encircled by a laurel wreath, tied at the foot, and join at the top by clasped hands. Ribbons intertwined amongst the leaves bearing the name of Empire nations. From top to bottom on the left: “NEW ZEALAND”, “BRITISH COLUM[BIA]”, “CANADA”, “INDIA”, and on the right: “CAPE COLONY”, “NATAL”, “AUSTRALIA”, “RHODESIA”.

Notes:

It has been reported that a number of examples of the medal in silver with light green enameling on the wreaths was discovered in 2010 during a factory demolition in Birmingham.