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Award South African War and Indian Famine Fund
| Location | Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Two crossed flags on staffs in high relief, inscribed SOUTH AFRICA / TRANSVAAL on the left flag and INDIA on the right, with clasped hands surmounted by a royal crown at the intersection. Flanking foliage includes tropical leaves to the left and oak leaves to the right. Below the crossed staffs, the Arms of Glasgow are depicted on a shield with the motto LET GLASGOW FLOURISH on a ribbon. The circular legend reads SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND INDIAN FAMINE FUND, with the date 1900 at the base flanked by two stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND INDIAN FAMINE FUND 1900 |
| Reverse description | Plain polished central field intended for engraved recipient details, enclosed within a wreath composed of laurel and berry branches on the left and Scottish thistle with oak leaves on the right, tied at the base with a ribbon. No lettering is present on this example. |
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