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Lord Roberts, by Mayer & Wilhelm
Ref: AM 63; Hern 148; Laidlaw 0320.
Silvered brass. Fitted with loop. 26.13 mm diam., 5.53 grams.

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National Bazaar 1900
Ref: Hern 598.
Coloured tin badge pin (black, blue, white and red). 34.53 mm diam., 3.64 grams.

Presumably sold to raise funds at the National Bazaar held in the Empress Rooms in Kensington 24 May 1900.

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Field – Marshall Lord Roberts and Raadzaal, 1900.
Ref: Hern 388; Laidlaw 0247.
Bronze. 38.01 mm diam., 22.22 grams.

A celebratory medal issued after the Occupation of Pretoria.

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Pretoria Occupied by the British
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Coloured tin badge pin (brown, blue, white and red). 34.53 mm diam., 3.64 grams

This pin illustrates the famous Pretoria Raadzaal flying the British flag and the word “Pretoria” above.

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Pretoria Occupied by the Britisg
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Coloured tin badge pin (green, blue, white and red). 34.62 mm diam., 3.54 grams.
This pin illustrates a Fort flying the British flag and the word “Pretoria” below.

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Lord Roberts, The Stirling Medal, 1900.
Ref: AM 167; Hern 156; Laidlaw 0333.
Bronze/copper. Fitted with integral loop, 51 x 31 mm., 9.06 grams.
Artist: Vaughton of Birmingham

Presumably distributed to children in Stirling to honour and celebrate Lord Roberts as Commander in Chief and the occupation of the Boer capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria.

First founded by Paul Vaughton in 1819, the firm P Vaughton & Son were well-known in Birmingham advertising themselves as “the business of a Silversmith, goldsmith and General Manufacturer”. They are perhaps best known for their manufacture of the prestigious F A Cup and the series of 1908 Olympic medals.