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Hi
Although this medallion is not directly linked to the Boer War, the subject is a Boer General, famous for his exploits in the Cape Colony. Later, in WWI he became a British Field Marshall and he was the only signatory on both the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and the treaties that ended World War Two.
The medallion is massive : 106mm dia and 450gm.



Matthy Esterhuysen, in "The Era of the Generals" wrote:



Henk

Henk,

Thank you for posting this. It is a huge item. Is it very unusual to have a medal of this size?

I have never seen a larger one!
Henk