Name/Title
1899-1900 Queen's South Africa MedalEntry/Object ID
1993.43.8Description
1899-1900 Queen's South Africa Medal, to 5094 Private D.R. McGill, Royal Canadian Regiment. Circular, silver. Obverse crowned bust Queen Victoria with title "Victoria Regina Et Imperatrix." Reverse helmeted Britannia extending wreath to marching soldiers. Titles "South Africa" (erased dates). Fixed, swivelling suspender with four bars "Cape Colony", "Paardeburg", "Driefontein", "Johannesburg." Ribbon (3.4 x 7 cm) is red-blue-yellow-blue-red.Made/Created
Date made
1899 - 1900Notes
Date: 1899Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Stamped into rim: 5094 PTE D.R. MC. GILL, RL. CANDN. REGT."
Accession number on rim: is 1993.43.1 (incorrect number).Dimensions
Length
4.5 cmDiameter
3.5 cm
