1900 Kruger Victim Medal (boer medal or boer medallion) UNC - Listed for H De Kok - Only

The medal was issued to commemorate President Kruger’s visit to Cologne. His objective had been to garner support, both moral and financial, for his country’s plight. It was a setback for him and an embarrassment to the people of Cologne that it was here he was informed of the refusal by Kaiser Wilhelm II to grant him an audience, despite the fact that the Transvaal Republic had spent millions of pounds on the purchase of German-manufactured arms for the War. Contrary to the sombre sentiment of the medal, it is recorded that the inhabitants of Cologne gave the President an exuberant and festive welcome.