Royal Military College Sandhurst silver prize medal, 1904
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
23 March 1904
This Royal Military College Sandhurst prize medal is a circular, struck silver award measuring 70mm in diameter. The obverse features the emblem of the Royal Military College Sandhurst, displaying a central shield bearing the initials 'RMC' and the year '1799'.
The shield is surrounded by military trophies, including flags, muskets, and a helmet, set above a laurel wreath and a banner inscribed with the motto 'VIRES ACQUIRIT EUNDO'. The legend 'ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE SANDHURST' encircles the design. The reverse is decorated with an open laurel and oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom. Within the wreath, the medal is engraved with the presentation details: '23 MARCH 1904' and 'WON BY A.
B. HAIG'. The object reflects the tradition of merit awards within the British military educational system, serving as a significant personal commemorative piece for the recipient, who went on to have a distinguished career in the British Indian Army, eventually achieving the rank of Lieutenant-General and being created a K.C.B.
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Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 70mm
- Material
- silver
Design
- Obverse
- Emblem of the Royal Military College Sandhurst, shield with RMC 1799, military trophies, and motto VIRES ACQUIRIT EUNDO
- Reverse
- Engraved text 23 MARCH 1904, WON BY A. B. HAIG within a laurel and oak leaf wreath
Identification
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- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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