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Medal British Atrocities in South Africa, bronze
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a dynamic battle scene from the Dutch War of Independence, showing infantry and cavalry in combat, with mounted soldiers clashing at the top and foot soldiers fighting below. The scene references the struggle against Spanish rule in the Dutch provinces. A circular legend surrounds the field, bordered by a beaded inner ring and a rope-twist outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a Boer farmstead engulfed in flames, with large billowing clouds of smoke rising from burning buildings. The scene is rendered in detailed relief against an open field. A circular legend surrounds the field, bordered by a beaded inner ring and a rope-twist outer rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | DAN DOOR EEN GEVEINSDE VREDE TE WORDEN BEDROGEN DE ENGELSCHEN IN ZUID AFRIKA 1899 - 1901 (Translation: THAN BEING DECEIVED BY A FAKE PEACE THE ENGLISH IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1901) |
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