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Award - Victoria General Service Medal
| Location | Cape of Good Hope |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Veiled and crowned bust of Queen Victoria in left-facing profile, wearing a pearl necklace and brooch, in high relief. The circumferential legend reads VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX around the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX |
| Reverse description | The full heraldic arms of the Cape of Good Hope displayed centrally, with a rearing gnu as dexter supporter and a rearing springbok as sinister supporter, surmounted by a standing female figure atop the shield. A protea flower in bloom appears in the lower field beneath a scroll bearing the motto SPES BONA. The circumferential legend CAPE OF GOOD HOPE runs around the upper field between two pellets. |
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