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Kruger by Bello
Ref: Similar to Hern 426; Laidlaw 0829b.
Red Terracotta. 63.27 mm diam., 23.35 grams.
ARTIST: Avelino Antonio Soares Bello.

The names of the P.o.W. camps are stamped on the reverse.

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Kruger by Bello
Ref: Hern 426.
White/cream Terracotta. Uniface. 58.75 mm diam., 29.93 grams.
ARTIST: Avelino Antonio Soares Bello.

City Coins say this is probably unique.

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Terracotta medal depicting “Bust of a Lady in high relief”
Ref: Laidlaw 0829d.
Red Terracotta. 94 mm diam., 64 x 67 mm, 89.80 grams.
ARTIST: Avelino Antonio Soares Bello.

This medal is presumably a presentation piece issued in honour of the ladies who raised funds for the Boer Internees. The medal includes a reverse stamp listing the names of the P.o.W. camps at which the Boer Prisoners were held.

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Guardaliques Chuvas (Portugal)
Ref: Hern 428; Laidlaw 0956.
Gilt/brass. 21.56 mm diam., 2.86 grams.

Voor Onze Strijdende Stamgenooten
Ref: Seemingly unlisted and probably very rare.
Cardboard/fibre. Gold and black printing.
62.59 mm diam., 0.69 mm thickness, 2.39 grams.

Made by: Jan L.C. Kotting & Co. Amsterdam.

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General Cronye “Dem Besten Schützen” EF 300 – 600
Ref: Laidlaw 0757a.
White metal. Fitted with loop. Minor corrosion. 27.36 mm diam., 6.43 g.

Presumably a shooting medal.

Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé (1836 – 1911) was a Boer General. He was defeated at the Battle of Paardeberg on 27 February 1900. He spent the remainder of the war as a P.o.W. on St. Helena.