Watch List notes:

South Africa - BOER WAR. PRISONER OF WAR. SCUM OF THE SCUM TOKEN 1902, MEDALS Prisoner of war tied to a tree, camp in background. BRITSCHE . 1902 . BESCHAVING. Rev. SCUM / OF THE / SCUM within circle, in legend HERINNERING RAGAMA KAMP.AM. 133; Hern. 300; Laidlaw. 0786a.During the Second Angelo-Boer war the British under their "Scorched Earth" policy systematically destroyed crops and slaughtered or removal livestock, the burnt down homesteads and farms to prevent the Boers from resupplying. Many tens of thousands of men, women and children were forcibly moved into the camps.AE 29.6 mm. 10.20 g Extremely fine