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Medal - Victoria Transvaal Annexed
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing a small imperial crown atop a laurel wreath, with elaborate hair and jewelled dress ornaments visible at the truncation. The legend is arranged in the field to the left of the effigy, with the royal cypher VICTORIA R. along the right rim, and a small maker's mark visible near the lower truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA . R. THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND TRANS- VAAL ANNEXED TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE 1900 |
| Reverse description | Uniformed bust of Field Marshal Lord Roberts facing slightly left, holding a baton in his right hand, with a large Union Jack draped to the right and an olive branch to the left. The legend curves around the upper portion of the field, with the place names BLOEMFONTEIN and PRETORIA flanking the effigy, BOER WAR inscribed to the lower left, and the dates 1899 / 1900 along the lower exergue, with the maker's name SPINK & SON inscribed below. |
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