Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Military interest: Boer War, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, silver portrait medal, 1900, unsigned [by F. Bowcher for Spink], facing bust of Baden-Powell in uniform and hat, rev. soldiers and sailors bringing up a gun, 45mm. (BHM.3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 106), in card box of issue, struck with a matt surface, mint state with light tone
The label on the inner lid reads 'The Mafeking Medal – struck by Spink & Son – Solid Silver 1 ¾ inch 12/6, of which amount 1/- will be handed to the proprietors of the Daily Mail for Lady Georgina Curzon's Fund for the relief of Mafeking'
(150-200 GBP)
The label on the inner lid reads 'The Mafeking Medal – struck by Spink & Son – Solid Silver 1 ¾ inch 12/6, of which amount 1/- will be handed to the proprietors of the Daily Mail for Lady Georgina Curzon's Fund for the relief of Mafeking'
(150-200 GBP)