Great Britain: Boer War: Queen Victoria, Orange Free State and Transvaal Annexed / Lord Roberts
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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Spink & Son, London |
Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0620;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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38.8 mm | White Metal | 16.1 gm | $160 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Queen Victoria, left, crowned, veiled and laureate. Laurel branch behind to the right. Signed: “S&S” below the truncation. In an arc to the right, behind the bust: “VICTORIA . R.I.”. Across, left: “THE / ORANGE / FREE / STATE / AND / TRANS- / VAAL / ANNEXED / TO THE / BRITISH / EMPIRE 1900 (in an arc at the bottom)”.
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Reverse:
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Uniformed bust of Lord Roberts holding Field-Marshall’s baton, front. Laurel branches to the left and a flag standard showing the Union Jack behind on the right. Above, in three concentric arcs: “MAY PEACE AND HONOUR ENDURE / AND INDUSTRY FLOURISH THROUGH / HIS VICTORIES”. To the left across: “BLOEMFON- / TEIN”, and on the right: “PRETORIA”. Further down on the left: “BOER / WAR”. In an arc below: “1899 1900”. Signed at the foot: “SPINK & SON”.
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Notes:
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