Great Britain: Boer War: Birmingham Peace Commemoration
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Form:
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Circular. Pierced at 12 o’clock.
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By:
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H.B. Sale of Birmingham, England |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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Hern: 223; Laidlaw: 0223;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 31 mm | White Metal | | $65 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Coat of arms of the City of Birmingham supported by Industry (left) and Art (right) and with coronet and arm and hammer crest. On the left end of the truncation, the maker’s name: “SALE”. Legends: “THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM”. In the exergue: “ALDMN C.G. BEALE / LORD MAYOR”.
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Reverse:
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Across: “STRUCK IN / COMMEMORATION / OF THE / DECLARATION / OF PEACE / AT THE CONCLUSION / OF THE / S. AFRICAN / WAR / 1899 – 1900 (in an arc)". Small dove above.
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Notes:
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