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Medal - Canada's Brave Boys Home From South African Service
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Composition | (White metal) |
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| Obverse description | A vertical sword divides the field, its hilt surmounted by a laurel wreath encircling the legend SOUTH AFRICA and the date 1900. A large dove with outstretched wings dominates the lower field, facing downward and holding a ribbon in its beak. The circular legend CANADA'S BRAVE BOYS is arranged around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | CANADA`S BRAVE BOYS SOUTH AFRICA 1900 WELCOME HOME |
| Reverse description | A high-relief allegorical homecoming scene set beneath a heavily laden grapevine canopy. A seated woman reaches forward with outstretched arms to welcome a uniformed Canadian soldier standing at right, shouldering a rifle; a dog sits at her feet in the foreground. |
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