Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 960

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£80

Boer War Souvenir Medals (2), comprising, bronze lozenge shape, 31 m.m. by 52 m.m., obverse with portrait of Lord Roberts, inscribed ‘Lord Roberts, Occupation of Pretoria’, reverse with three heraldic arms to centre, inscribed ‘Burgh of Stirling, childrens commemoration, 5th June 1900’; together with a silver circular medal, 31 m.m., obverse with crossed flags surmounted by a crown, inscribed ‘Had--igh, Thundersley Peace Carnival’, reverse inscribed ‘In commemoration of the annexation o- the Orange Free Sta-- and Transvaal, October 1900’, plugged at 12 o’clock, and with brooch fitting to reverse, this interfering with small parts of the inscription, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £60-80