Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Copy Medal: Conspicuous Service Cross, E.VII.R., very fine £60-£80

The Conspicuous Service Cross was instituted in 1901 and converted to the Distinguished Service Cross in 1914. During its short life, only eight awards of the C.S.C. were made: five for South Africa 1899-1902, two for China 1900, and one for Somaliland in 1904.