Colony of Natal: Durban Arts & Crafts Exhibition Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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David Hollander & Son, 33 Northampton Street, Birmingham |
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Date:
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1909 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0551;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 29.9 mm | Silver | 12.1 gm | $40 | | 30 mm | Bronze | | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Face of man with moustache within stylized sun. On a ribbon below: "FOR KING AND EMPIRE". Legend at the top: "L.W.G." and at the bottom: "DURBAN", silver medal stamped with maker mark: "D.H&S" on left and the Birmingham silver hallmark for 1908-9 (i) on the right.
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Reverse:
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Within a laurel wreath tied at the bottom: "WON BY (in an arc) with space for engraving below. Silver medal, silver hallmarks for 1908-9 (i) stamped above. Legend above: "DURBAN ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION: and below: "1909".
Silver medal engraved: “Mrs / Ellen Crawford”.
Bronze medal engraved: "MISS BOURN".
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Notes:
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The acronym L.W.G stands for the Loyal Women's Guild, an organization formed in 1901 to address the divisions of the Boer War.
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