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Auction 163  2-3 Dec 2018
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Lot 125

Starting price: 25 GBP
Price realized: 24 GBP
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South Africa , Transvaal Souvenir Medallion 1899-1900 in White Metal 'United in the Cause of Freedom' 38mm diameter in white metal, Hern 86, BHM 3673,Obverse:- Two shields inclined toward each other and overlapping. The left shield is quartered with: Star of India, Kangaroo – Australia, Scale balance – New Zealand and Beaver – Canada. The right shield has the British Royal coat of arms. To the left is a garland with a rose (England), shamrocks (Ireland) and thistles (Scotland). To the right is a laurel branch. Above is the Imperial Crown. Two clasped hands across the divide between the shields at the bottom. On a ribbon below: "WE . SERVE . UNDER . ONE . CROWN". Above the ribbon, and below the hands, stamped: "REGISTERED". Legend in ornate lettering above: "UNITED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM" and below between stops: "WE DEFEND OUR EMPIRE". Reverse:- To the left, a sailor with rifle at attention; to the right, a soldier with rifle at the ready. They stand guard over the British Union flag, between them on a flagpole surmounted by a crown. Behind, two artillery pieces facing outwards and in the background, a ship behind the sailor and a tent behind the soldier. Legend in ornate lettering: "SOUVENIR (left) MEDAL 1899 / & 1900 (right)". In the exergue in ornate letters: "THE QUEEN / GOD BLESS HER (in an arc)". Signed on the left close to the rim: "FENWICK. F". On the right near the rim, stamped: "REGISTERED". UNC boxed

Estimate: 25-50 GBP
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