Great Britain: Boer War: Baden-Powell, The Hero of Mafeking
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Form:
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Oval with attached loop. Cast Uniface. High relief.
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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: 592; Laidlaw: 0912;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 54.0 mm (with loop) x 37.8 mm | Pewter | 33.2 gm | $140 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Thickness at high point 6.6 mm
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Obverse:
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Bust of Baden-Powell in uniform with hat, front. In an arc above: "BADEN POWELL". Diagonall on left: "THE HERO" and on right: "OF / MAFEKING / 1899 / 1900"
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Reverse:
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Blank. Casting indentations.
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Notes:
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Comes inside a tortoise-shell coloured case marked: “Fligelstone / JEWELLER, SILVERSMITH, / & MEDAL SPECIALIST, / ROATH, / CARDIFF.” on the inside of the lid.
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