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South Africa medal, 1877-1879
Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: A lion crouching to drink, a bush behind. Exergue: A Kaffir shield crossed with assegais. Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Fitted with a cusped bar and buff ribbon with two broad blue stripes near the edge and two narrow inner ones. Bar: "1879". Inscription on edge: "T.BEDFORD. S.B.ATTDT. H.M.S. SHAH".
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0946 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Events: | South African War, 1879-1915; Anglo-Zulu War, 1879 |
| Vessels: | Shah 1873 [HMS] |
| Date made: | 1879 |
| People: | T. Bedford; Bush Collection |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |