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Cape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Cape Town

Cape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Cape TownCape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Cape Town
Cape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Cape TownCape Colony: Boer War: Royal Visit of Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York: Cape Town
Form: Circular. Silver medal with attached loop and ring. WM Medal pierced at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second. Ribbon is blue to a crowned lion brooch bar, pressed medal (WM medal)) cast silver (silver medal)
By: Alexander Miesch, Birmingham
Date: 1901
Ref:  AM2: 63; Laidlaw: 0022a;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
32.1 mmSilver14.9 gm$100
32,3 mmWhite Metal14,2 gm$30

Edge: Plain

Obverse: Conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess, left, he in uniform. Signed: "AM" on the truncation. Legend on a scroll: “THEIR R.H. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK”.

Circular. Silver medal with attached loop and ring. WM Medal pierced at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second. Ribbon is blue to a crowned lion brooch bar, pressed medal (WM medal)) cast silver (silver medal)

Reverse: Coat of arms of the Cape Colony with supporters, Hope crest and motto: "SPES BONA". Above in three concentric arcs: “THE CHILDRENS’ CELEBRATION OF THE VISIT / OF THEIR R.H. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK / TO THE CAPE, 1901” and below across: “PRESENTED BY / THE MAYOR / OF / * CAPETOWN AND THE CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE * (in an arc)”.

Notes: The silver medal comes inside a fitted oblong purple presentation case lined with white silk and purple velvet.

The visit to South Africa was part of a world tour of British Colonies to show Royal appreciation for their support during the Boer War.

The Duke and Duchess were to become King George V and Queen Mary in 1911.