Australia: Boer War: Colonel Baden-Powell / Warracknabeal
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Form:
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Circular. With and without hole at 12 o’clock.
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By:
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Stokes of Melbourne. |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 710; Carlisle: 1900/5; Laidlaw: 0582;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 23 gm | Gilded Bronze (no hole) | | $150 | | 22.8 gm | Gilded Bronze (hole) | 5.3 mm | $90 |
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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, uniformed bust of Colonel Baden-Powell wearing hat, front and slightly to the left. Across on the left: “COLONEL / BADEN- / POWELL”, and on the right: “DEFENDER / OF / MAFEKING”
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Reverse:
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Within a beaded interior border, in an arc above: “MAY, 1900” and in an arc below: “WARRACKNABEAL”. Legend outside the interior border and within a beaded border round the rim: “IN COMMEMORATION OF THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING” and star at foot.
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Notes:
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Warracknabeal is a town in the state of Victoria 330 km north-west of Melbourne.
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