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Pioneers of South Africa Silver Meddalion - William Harris
This medal of William Harris was minted in Sterling Silver (92.5% pure silver), weighs 15 grams and is 33 mm in diameter.
It formed part of a set of 24 medallions depicting Pioneers of Southern Africa
Minted By the South African Historical Mint ( Beautifully Struck in Proof )
Born to James Harris of Wittersham, Kent, William entered Addiscombe College at the age of fourteen. Two years later, in December 1823, he joined the East India Company as second lieutenant in Engineers, Bombay Establishment. Over the following thirteen years, Harris was posted to several places in India and was able to pursue his taste for field sports and the depiction of wildlife. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1824 and to captain ten years later.
In June 1836, Harris arrived at Cape Town on the 1467-ton Buckinghamshire and stayed for two years in order to recover from a fever. He was fortunate to meet Dr. Andrew Smith, freshly returned from a journey north on which he had visited Mzilikazi at Mosega. From the Cape, he arranged a hunting trip, which was to last from 1836 to 1837, to the Western Transvaal and Magaliesberg with William Richardson of the Bombay Civil Service, who had been a fellow passenger on the voyage.
Above : Each Medal weighs between 15 and 16 Grams
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