Scotland: Boer War: Greenock Tribute Medal
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Form:
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Ornamental cut-out from a gold sheet. A crowned circular band around a hexagonal star-shaped shield, loop at the top. On the outside of the band, shamrocks at the end points of the shield and smaller ornaments between.
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By:
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Walter & George Myers, Northampton Street, Birmingham |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0789;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 39.3 mm x 26.7 mm | 9ct | 6.1 gm | $2,400 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Shield engraved with the emblem of Greenock at the time: port broadside view of a three-masted ship in full sail and, in the foreground, a quay with a dockworker pushing barrels supervised by a foreman. In an arc above: “GOD SPEED GREENOCK”. At the bottom, the maker's mark: "WGM" on the left and the Birmingham 9ct gold hallmark for 1898-99 (y) on the right.
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Reverse:
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Shield engraved across with ornaments: “South African / WAR / 1900”. Band ornamentally engraved.
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Notes:
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Hibbard C9 records a Greenock tribute with a similar but less ornate design dated 1901 which is named.
This medal sold at Dix Noonan Webb action on September 2012 for £3,100
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