Transvaal: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands 25th Birthday: Pretoria
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop for a larger link link to an orange silk ribbon with a pin at the top.
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By:
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Date:
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1905 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 103; Laidlaw: 0663;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 25.5 mm | Silvered Bronze | 5.3 gm | $35 | | 25.4 mm | Bronze | 5.1 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Diademed bust of Queen Wilhelmina, left. Legend: “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN
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Reverse:
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Across: “TER HERINN: ANN DEN (in an arc) / 25STEN. GEBOORTEDAG / VAN / H.M. KONINGIN WILHELMINA / PRETORIA / 31 AUGUSTUS /1905”.
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Notes:
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The silvered medal has frosted designs and mirror-like fields and comes inside a dark green oblong case lined with black velvet and green silk. On the inside of the lid in gilt letters: “C.P. HEYDENRYCH & CO., / JOUBERT ST., / JOHANNESBURG.”
The bronze example has had the loop removed.
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