Miniature: South Africa Medal 1877-79

Awarded to Admiral Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: a lion crouching to drink, a bush behind. Exergue: a Kaffir shield crossed with assegais. Legend: "SOUTH AFRICA". Fitted with a cusped bar and buff ribbon with two broad blue stripes near the edge and two narrow inner ones. Bar: "1879". Inscription on edge: "F.HAMILTON RN".

Object Details

ID: MED2281
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Miniature medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, William
Events: South African War, 1879-1915; Anglo-Zulu War, 1879
Date made: 1880
People: Hamilton, Frederick Tower
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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