Argentina: Boer War: Kruger "El Heroe Del Transval" / Doctor Andreu
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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c 1900 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0473a;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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32.0 mm | Brass | 12.3 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Kruger in jacket, front.. Legend above: “EL HEROE DEL TRANSVAL (the hero from the Transvaal)” and below: “KRUGER”
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Reverse:
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In the centre across between two horizontal lines: “DOCTOR ANDREU”. Above: “PASTILLAS CONTRA LA (in an arc) / TOS (large letters across)”. Below: “PAPELES AZOADOS / CONTRA EL / ASMA (large letters in an arc)”. To the right close to the rim: “FEU BNA”.
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Notes:
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An South American advertising medal probably from Argentina.
Salvador Andreu i Grau (1841-1928) was an extraordinarily successful entrepreneur. He built a chain of pharmacies in his home town of Barcelona and then expanded to Europe and Latin America.
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