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I've had this a while as part of my small boer war collection, I have had it commented on elsewhere but from a quick search I could not find any posts in it here so thought I would show it, though I expect I missed it!

Jerry
Thank you for posting an interesting medallion. I have not previously seen this one.
Regards
Brett

thanks Brett.

QSAMike posted this info on it on another forum.

Official Title:

Great Britain: Souvenir Medal, “United in the Cause of Freedom”

Form: Circular

By: A. Fenwick

Date: 1900

Reference: AM: 34; Hern: 86; BHM: 3673; Fearon: 351.9; Laidlaw: 0046a;

Variations: Size / Metal / Mass / Value

38 mm Bronze 21.6 gm $220

38 mm White Metal 16 gm $70

Edge: Plain

Obverse:

Two shields inclined toward each other and overlapping. The left shield, representing the British Empire, is quartered with: (1) Star of India, (2) kangaroo – Australia, (3) scale balance – New Zealand and (4) beaver – Canada. The right shield has the British Royal coat of arms. To the left is a garland with a rose (England), shamrocks (Ireland) and thistles (Scotland). To the right is a laurel branch. Above is the Imperial Crown. Two clasped hands across the divide between the shields at the bottom. On a ribbon below: “WE . SERVE . UNDER . ONE . CROWN”. Above the ribbon, and below the hands, stamped: “REGISTERED”. Legend in ornate lettering above: “UNITED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM” and below between stops: “WE DEFEND OUR EMPIRE”.

Reverse:

To the left, a sailor with rifle at attention; to the right, a soldier with rifle at the ready. They stand guard over the British Union flag, between them on a flagpole surmounted by a crown. Behind, two artillery pieces facing outwards and in the background, a ship behind the sailor and a tent behind the soldier. Legend in ornate lettering: “SOUVENIR (left) MEDAL 1899 / & 1900 (right)”. In the exergue in ornate letters: “THE QUEEN / GOD BLESS HER (in an arc)”. Signed on the left close to the rim: “FENWICK. F”. On the right near the rim, stamped: “REGISTERED”.

Hi Jerry......

Since I posted that on GMF I have been able to obtain a white metal version.....

It seems that there are a number of SA'n medallions showing up on ebay lately......

But they are quite often in the Coins section.......

Mike

QSAMIKE wrote: Hi Jerry......

Since I posted that on GMF I have been able to obtain a white metal version.....

It seems that there are a number of SA'n medallions showing up on ebay lately......

But they are quite often in the Coins section.......

Mike

Sounds like a good pick up Mike. is the design the same as the bronze issue? I bought my first QSA & KSA pair the other day after I got the bug buying a single KSA a few weeks back. It was researching that which led me here.

That's great news Jerry, well done! Enjoy the reserch.

Kind regards
David