Australia: Boer War: Queen Victoria (1899-1900) / "Good Luck to Australian Bushmens Corps"
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Form:
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Circular holed 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: 668; Carlisle: 1899-00/6; Laidlaw: 0058a;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 22.7 mm | Silver | 4.5 gm | $50 | | 22.8 mm | Gilded Bronze | 5.1 gm | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Old head of Queen Victoria, left (as on British coinage). Legend above: “BRITISH TRANSVAAL WAR”. To the left, preceeded by a star: “1899” and below: “1900”.
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Reverse:
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Volunteer from the Australian Bushmen’s Corps, on horseback left, scanning into the distance. Legend: “GOOD LUCK TO AUSTRALIAN BUSHMENS CORPS”. In the exergue: “1900”.
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Notes:
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