South Africa Large Silver Medal Joseph Chamberlain To South Africa 1903

Commemorative issue
1903 South Africa Medal - Visit of Joseph Chamberlain in South Africa.

Chamberlain visited South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, seeking to promote Anglo-Afrikaner reconciliation and to welcome their contribution to the British Empire.

Obverse
Full-face bust of Joseph Chamberlain with a monocle in a morning dress with an orchid in a buttonhole.

Composition Silver
- Weight 59.3 g
- Size 51 mm
- Shape Round

Reverse
Standing to the right, Peace clasping a dove to her shoulder and with her right arm raised in blessing. Behind, a radiant in the sun, inscribed: Unity in an arc above, over the sea on which a ship is steaming. On the left, a ribbon: Good Hope. Below, an ornamental cartouche bearing an incused inscription.