Great Britain: Boer War: Lord Roberts Tynemouth Cross
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Form:
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Cross pattée with attached loop to which is tied a narrow red-white-blue ribbon.
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By:
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 524; Laidlaw: 0222;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 26.6 mm x 31.4 mm (ex loop) | White Metal | 6.9 gm | $45 | | 26.5 mm x 31.5 mm (ex loop) | While Metal (uniface) | 7.2 gm | $45 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of bust of Roberts in uniform, front. Vertically upwards on the left: "LORD ROBERTS" and downwards on the right: "V.C. K.P. &c". Bordering on the left, a half laurel wreath and, on the right, a mixed wreath of rose thistle and shamrock. On the top arm of the cross: “SOUTH / AFRICA” and on the bottom: “1900”.
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Reverse:
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In front of a laurel wreath, the Tynemouth coat of arms with legend on a raised band: “MUNICIPAL BOROUGH OF TYNEMOUTH.” On the top arm of the cross: “PRETORIA / JUNE 5TH” and on the bottom: “FRIENDLY / SOCIETIES”.
Second example: uniface variety.
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Notes:
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Tynemouth is a town on the north east cost of England.
British troops under Lord Roberts entered Pretoria on the 5th of June 1900.
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