Medalet 'The Absent-Minded Beggar'; gilt bronze
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 1900 |
| Composition | Gilding metal plated bronze |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 460475 |
| References | BHM# 3680 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2017. Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns 2017/18 (9th Edition). Gary Levitan, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , AM# 27 Anna H. Smith; 1958. Commemorative Medals of the Z.A.R.: An Exhibition of the Collections in the Africana Museum and the Transvaal Museum Augmented by Special Loans, 17 November - 11 December, 1958. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Daniel Fearon; 1984. Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals - 1558 To The Present Day: with valuations. Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom.South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) |
Commemorative issue
Second Boer War
Obverse
Full figure of a British soldier with rifle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
1899 -
1900
Engraver: Frank Bowcher
Reverse
Soldiers advancing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE QUEEN GOD BLESS HER
THIS
MEDAL COM-
MEMORATES THE
MAGNIFICENT
RESPONSE OF
BRITAIN’S SONS
TO THE EMPIRE’S
CALL TO ARMS!
TRANSVAAL
WAR
1899-1900
DAILY MAIL KIPLING POEM
Engraver: Frank Bowcher
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Noonans Auction 188 Lot 885 
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9 Feb 2021 | XF |
The lot includes several items. |
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