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  • Other Name

    Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 (descriptive name)

    3775 Pte. Alexander McLennan, 6th NZ Mounted Rifles (associated name)

  • Description

    Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, Anglo Boer War

    awarded to Pte. Alexander McLennan, 6th NZ Mounted Rifles

    silver medal, 36mm diameter, with ribbon

    obverse: crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria, legend: VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX

    reverse: Britannia with a flag in her left hand and holding out a laurel wreath in her right towards an advancing party of soldiers, in the background are two warships

    5 bars: SOUTH AFRICA 1902, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, TRANSVAAL, ORANGE FREE STATE, CAPE COLONY

    ribbon: 32mm wide, red with two dark blue stripes and a broad orange central stripe

    named on edge: 3775 PTE. A.MCLENNAN N:ZEALAND M.R.

    markings: obverse: medallists name under bust: G.W. DE Saulles

    designer: GW de Saulles

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    South Africa/Africa

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.697
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    Spink: 126 (Spink 1988)

    7543 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 2001.25.697

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