Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria / Relief of Mafeking
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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 of Melbourne |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Hern: 680; Carlisle: 1899-00/12; Laidlaw: 0328;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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22.7 mm | Bronze | 4.8 gm | $30 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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In the centre within a circular frame crowned at the top, diademed and veiled head of Queen Victoria, left, against a background of two crossed standards bearing Australian flag (left) and the Royal arms (right). In arcs below: “BRITISH / TRANSVAAL WAR / 1899-1900”.
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Reverse:
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Across: “AND / BADEN- / POWELL / THE HERO / WHO KEPT THE / FLAG FLYING / FOR OVER / 215 DAYS (in an arc”. Legend on a band with beaded borders: “RELIEF OF MAFEKING”, and below between stars: “MAY 1900”.
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Notes:
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