Medal - Canada`s Brave Boys Home From South African Service
Medal - Canada`s Brave Boys Home From South African Service
€426,754.00
Location
Canada
Year
1900
Type
Commemorative medals/Military medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
19.4 g
Diameter
34.4 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
P.W. Ellis
Reference(s)
Obverse description
A vertical sword dividing the field. At the top, surrounding the sword’s hilt, a laurel wreath, a dove with outstretched wings, facing downwards, holding a ribbon.
Obverse lettering
CANADA`S BRAVE BOYS
SOUTH AFRICA
1900
WELCOME HOME
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Beneath a grape vine, a woman and dog rush to welcome a uniformed Canadian soldier shouldering a rifle.
