PAX 1899-1900 Great Britain South African Boer War 52mm SILVER Medal 68 gm PEACE
You get THE EXACT MEDAL SHOWN : #11,716. GREAT BRITAIN SOUTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN: PAX.
EXCELLENT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION AS SHOWN. Size: 52 mm COMPOSITION: SILVER Weight: 68.2 grams By: EMIL FUCHS, HEATON MINT. (EDGE SOMETIMES STRUCK WITH RECIPIENT NAME BUT NOT ON THIS ONE). Note: this is the original 1900 version struck at Heaton mint. A later version dated 1902 was struck by Elkington & Co (Laidlaw #0006b).
Crude 1900 counterfeits are also sometimes seen on the market. Per Laidlaw, southafricanmedals # 0006a. Helmeted figure of Bellona standing on a rocky ledge in the act of sheathing her sword. To the left, above a headland, a radiant sun, inscribed: "PAX (peace)". At the foot signed: E.Winged angel with olive-branch kneeling over a fallen soldier clutching a flag standard. Beyond are soldiers and tents on a battlefield. Above, between the outstretched wings of the angel: "TO THE / MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / QUEEN AND COUNTRY".
Below, a plaque flanked by a palm fond (left) and a laurel branch (right) tied together with a ribbon at the foot, inscribed: "SOUTH AFRICAN / CAMPAIGN / 1899 1900". At the base of the plaque, signed: "EMIL (left) FUCHS (right)". At the foot the letter "H", the mint mark of the Heaton Mint.
Comes inside a square, red, fitted case, lined with white silk and green velvet. Royal crown in gold on the outside of the lid. Occasionally, examples are found with the name of an individual killed in the war inscribed on the edge suggesting that the medal was marketed as an unofficial memorial medal for the next-of-kin.
He evidently took pride in this particular example of his workmanship, because he exhibited the medal at the Paris Salon in 1908. In addition, he produced various portraits of members of the royal family. To learn more about this medal (with excellent reference photos) you can visit Laidlaw's "southafricanmedals" and enter number 0006 in the search field. This particular medal is 0006a.
Please see my other Boer War Medals. I sell lots of other world coins & medals. So be sure to see my other listings. You may want to check out my other items as I have lots of South African silver coins, included graded and raw coins. I'll be listing a number of other types of medals soon. If you send multiple payments you'll likely get multiple packages.