Great Britain: Boer War: United in the Cause of Freedom / Souvenir Medal
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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A. Fenwick |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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AM: 34; Hern: 86 (similar); BHM: 3673; Fearon: 351.9; Laidlaw: 0046a;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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38.0 mm | Bronze | 21.6 gm | $220 | 38 mm | White Metal | 16 gm | $70 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Two shields inclined toward each other and overlapping. The left shield, representing the British Empire, quartered with: (1) Star of India, (2) kangaroo – Australia, (3) scale balance – New Zealand and (4) beaver – Canada. The right shield has the British Royal coat of arms. To the left. a garland with a rose (England), shamrocks (Ireland) and thistles (Scotland). To the right, a laurel branch. Above, the Imperial Crown. Two clasped hands across the divide between the shields at the bottom. On a ribbon below: “WE . SERVE . UNDER . ONE . CROWN”. Above the ribbon, and below the hands, stamped: “REGISTERED”. Legend in ornate lettering above: “UNITED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM” and below between stops: “WE DEFEND OUR EMPIRE”.
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Reverse:
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To the left, a sailor with rifle at attention; to the right, a soldier with rifle at the ready, standing guard over the British Union flag between them on a flagpole surmounted by a crown. Behind, two artillery pieces facing outwards and in the background, a ship behind the sailor and a tent behind the soldier. Legend in ornate lettering: “SOUVENIR (left) MEDAL 1899 / & 1900 (right)”. In the exergue in ornate letters: “THE QUEEN / GOD BLESS HER (in an arc)”. Signed on the left close to the rim: “FENWICK. F”. On the right near the rim, stamped: “REGISTERED”.
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Notes:
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The earlier version of this medal
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