Great Britain: Boer War: Hadleigh and Thundersley Peace Carnival |
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| Form: | Circular holed at 12 o’clock | ||||||||||||
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| By: | ? | ||||||||||||
| Date: | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Ref: |
Hern: 510; Laidlaw: 0647; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
Crossed standards both flying the British Union flag. Crown above the intersection. Between the poles at the top in a shallow arc: “PEACE” and at the bottom: “CARNIVAL”. Legend above: “HADLEIGH” and below between diamond ornaments: “THUNDERLEY”. |
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| Reverse: |
Across: “IN / COMMEMORATION / OF THE / ANNEXATION OF / THE ORANGE FREE STATE / AND TRANSVAAL / OCTOBER 1900”. |
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| Notes: |
Hadleigh and Thundersley are neighbouring villages in the south east part of Essex County, England. |
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