RSA (Post-1994): Boer War Commemorative, "The Glorious Trio"
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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After Tommy Sasseen |
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Date:
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2002(?) |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0981;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.5 mm | Silver | 31.2 gm | $33 | | 38.5 mm | Bronze | 28.9 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Upright reeded.
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Obverse:
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Bust of three Boer Generals. Left, de la Rey, in hat half-left, named below: "Gen. J.H de la Rey". Higher middle, Botha, in hat half-right, named below: "Gen. Louis Botha". Right, de Wet, bareheaded front, named below: "Gen. C. De Wet". Signed: "TS" between de la Ray and Botha. Below across: "THE BOER GENERALS / 1902". Legend above: "THE GLORIOUS TRIO (in quotes)" and below: "HEROES IN EUROPE AFTER THE WAR".
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Reverse:
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On flat rocky ground, four Boer soldiers taking cover behind boulders. Three are facing right firing rifles, the fourth looking backwards. A bush behind. Above across: "1899-1902 / 45.000 BOERS / VERSUS / 500.000 BRITISH TROOPS". Legend above: "THE ANGLO BOER WAR".
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Notes:
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After the war the three Boer generals toured Europe seeking assistance for the reconstruction of the country.
The designs for the three general on the obverse and the reverse design come from the originals by Tommy Sasseen for the series of Boer War Generals, Laidlaw 0724b.
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