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Generals of the Boer War Sterling Silver Meddalion - Redvers Buller
This huge medal of Christiaan Rudolf de Wet was minted in Sterling Silver (92.5% pure silver), weighs 40 grams and is 44 mm in diameter.
It formed part of a set of 12 medallions depicting Boer and Brit Heroes of the Anglo Boer War
40 Grams of Sterling Silver ( Actual Silver Weight 38.8 Grams or 1.33 OZ )
Silver Value at Time of Listing : R 357.00
De Wet served in the first Anglo-Boer War of 1880-81 as a Field Cornet, taking part in the Battle of Majuba Mountain, in which the Boers achieved a victory over the British forces under Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley. This eventually led to the end of the war and the reinstatement of the independence of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, more commonly known as the Transvaal Republic.
In the years between the First and Second Boer Wars, from 1881 to 1896, he lived on his farm, becoming a member of the Volksraad in 1897.
Above : Each Medal weighs between 40 and 41 Grams
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Postage Cost R 35.00 ( Speed Mail @ R 70.00 )
