Boer War, medal struck in honour of those who gave their lives for king and country
Also known as: Boerenoorlog, penning geslagen ter ere van degenen die hun leven gaven voor koning en vaderland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1902
Boer War, medal struck in honour of those who gave their lives for king and country — Rijksmuseum object NG-1194. Dated by the museum: 1902. Museum attribution: medalist: Emil Fuchs, London.
Material: bronze (metal). Museum description: Bronze medal. Obverse: helmeted soldier sheathes sword; in the background, an army column marching towards the harbour and a rising sun inscribed with the word PAX. Reverse: beneath inscription: angel holding a small branch kneels by a young man lying on the ground, whose upper body is covered by a flag lying over him; in the background: firing soldiers and tent encampment above a panel with an inscription, resting on a palm and laurel branch tied together into a wreath.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze (metal)
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7 cm x weight 128.83 g
Identification
- Original title
- Boerenoorlog, penning geslagen ter ere van degenen die hun leven gaven voor koning en vaderland
- Museum object number
- NG-1194
- Museum classification
- erepenning
Catalogue references
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