Queen's South Africa Medal
Production date
1901-1902
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Description
The Queen's South Africa Medal. Silver. The obverse shows a crowned and veiled effigy of Queen Victoria, facing left, with the legend "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" around the upper perimeter. The reverse shows Britannia holding the Union Flag in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her right hand. In the right background are troops marching inland from the coast. In the left background are two men-of-war, with Neptune's Trident and Britannia's shield on the ground in the foreground. Around the top perimeter are the words "SOUTH AFRICA".
The ribbon has a red band, a dark blue band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a orange band.
Clasps on ribbon state 'South Africa 1902', 'South Africa 1901', 'Transvaal', 'Orange Free State', 'Cape Colony.'
Engraved on edge is '3715 CORPL. C Cunningham N Zealand M R'
The ribbon has a red band, a dark blue band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a orange band.
Clasps on ribbon state 'South Africa 1902', 'South Africa 1901', 'Transvaal', 'Orange Free State', 'Cape Colony.'
Engraved on edge is '3715 CORPL. C Cunningham N Zealand M R'
Production date
1901-1902
Production period
Collection type
Subject person
Related information
Accession number
98/0454
System ID
14369
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 14369
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