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Recto of medal commemorating the South African War
- Date
- 1899 - 1900
- Reference
- Objects-0063-1
- Description
Maker(s) not identified.
Obverse of a medal commemorating the South African War. Shows a picture of a flag with four stars in the top left corner, with the words 'Success to New Zealand Contingent 1899 1900' around the edges. The ribbon is red, white and blue, held together with a small split pin.
Te Ara has noted that the flag depicted is a version of the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand chosen by northern Māori chiefs in 1834. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/south-african-war-medal
Title supplied by Library.
Other Titles - Boer War.
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Medal with ribbon, 21 mm (diameter)
Processing information: Description updated July 2023 as part of Objects survey. Previous reference: Curios-003-025-recto. Previous title: Maker unknown :Success to New Zealand Contingent. 1899-1900. British Transvaal War. [Medal commemorating the South African War].
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Medal commemorating the South African War
- Format
- 1 curio(s), Objects, Medal with ribbon, 21 mm (diameter)
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