Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902
Obverse Bust of Queen Victoria, crowned and veiled, with order (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX". Reverse: Britannia standing wearing a helmet (R), a flag in her left hand, holding out a wreath in her right hand towards troops on the march, ships in distance. Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Inscription on edge: "G.W.LANGDOWN, STO. H.M.S.TERRIBLE". Fitted with a bar and orange ribbon edged with red, with two narrow blue stripes. Mounted on bar with MED1082.
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Object Details
ID: | MED1081 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | War medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Saulles, George William de |
Events: | Second Boer War, 1889-1902 |
Vessels: | Terrible (1895) |
Date made: | ca.1900 |
People: | Queen Victoria; Langdown, G Wfl |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 36 mm |