Great Britain: Boer War: Colonel Baden Powell / To Commemorate British Valour
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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Date:
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1900 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0835;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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16.8 mm | Silver | 1.8 gm | $22 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Baden-Powell in uniform wearing hat, front and slightly left. Legend: “COLONEL BADEN POWELL”.
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Reverse:
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Ribbon twisting through roses, shamrocks and thistles inscribed: “TO / COMMEMORATE / BRITISH / VALOUR”.
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Notes:
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The reverse is similar to Laidlaw 0460 by E. Johnson of Dublin to commemorate Irish valour.
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