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Great Britain: Boer War: United in the Cause of Freedom / Souvenir Medal

Great Britain: Boer War: United in the Cause of Freedom / Souvenir MedalGreat Britain: Boer War: United in the Cause of Freedom / Souvenir Medal
Form: Circular
By: A. Fenwick
Date: 1900
Ref:  AM: 34; Hern: 86 (similar); BHM: 3673; Fearon: 351.9; Laidlaw: 0046a;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
38.0 mmBronze21.6 gm$220
38 mmWhite Metal16 gm$70

Edge: Plain

Obverse: 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”.

Reverse: 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”.

Notes: The earlier version of this medal