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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    South Africa Medal 1877-1879 (descriptive name)

    50/1979 Pte. M. Donovan, 57th Regiment of Foot (associated name)

  • Description

    South Africa Medal 1877-79 (25th September 1877-2nd December 1879)

    Medal awarded to 50\1979 Pte. M. Donovan, 57th Regiment of Foot.

    silver medal; ornamental scroll swivelling suspender; ribbon missing; date bar: 1879 missing

    obverse: the diademed head of Queen Victoria; legend: VICTORIA REGINA

    reverse: a lion representing Africa depicted crouching in a token of submission in front of a Protea bush; legend above: SOUTH AFRICA; in the exergue, a Zulu shield and four crossed assegai

    ribbon: watered, orange-yellow with two wide and two narrow blue stripes

    named on edge: 50\1979 PTE. M. DONOVAN. 57TH FOOT.

  • Place
    [England]
  • Associated Place

    Africa

  • Accession Date
    [Pre 1977]
  • Other Id

    N1763 (numismatics)

    S102 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1763, S102, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 16 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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