Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 12 - Argentum 4 Nov 2017
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Commemorative Medals, British, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Statesman, visit to South Africa, 1903, copper medal, by J. Fray, for Messrs. Mappin & Webb, facing bust, rev. angel extends protective arm over ship, legend in cartouche, 51mm (BHM 3888; Eimer 1876; Hern 572), virtually mint state; Field Marshal Lord Kitchener (1850-1916), silver Memorial Medal, 1916, by J. P. Legastelois, bust three-quarters left, rev. a resolute Britannia armed with sword, THOROUGH, 45mm (BHM 4120; Eimer 1952), extremely fine; Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, English copy of Goetz's medal, 56mm; and Royal Tournament bronze medal, presented 1925, 38mm, in case of issue (4)
Chamberlain visited South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, seeking to promote Anglo-Afrikaner reconciliation and to welcome their contribution to the British Empire. The second sold to raise funds for the Imperial College Service Fund. Kitchener, who had been responsible for raising 3,000,000 men, lost his life when HMS Hampshire was sunk by a mine off the Scottish coast in June, 1916.
(100-140 GBP)
Chamberlain visited South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, seeking to promote Anglo-Afrikaner reconciliation and to welcome their contribution to the British Empire. The second sold to raise funds for the Imperial College Service Fund. Kitchener, who had been responsible for raising 3,000,000 men, lost his life when HMS Hampshire was sunk by a mine off the Scottish coast in June, 1916.
(100-140 GBP)