Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Penarth Tribute Medal 1902, obverse, coat-of-arms, reverse inscribed, ‘South African War Peace Declared 2nd June 1902, Penarth, Celebrations’, 29mm., silver, unnamed, unmounted, in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Boer War Tribute Medals formed by the late George Williams.

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Hibbard in Boer War Tribute Medals, by M. G. Hibbard, recorded only two Welsh tribute medals. That for Penarth, Glamorganshire is not listed in the book and must therefore be considered to be extremely scarce.