KIMBERLEY MEDAL 1899-1900, obverse, a figure of Victory flying over a scene depicting Kimberley Town Hall, with the words 'South Africa' to left and right of her, and '1899-1900' in exergue, reverse, a Victorian Crown above two shields, the left one inscribed 'Invested 15 Oct. 1899', and the right one, 'Relieved 15 Feb. 1900', with VRI monogram and a spray of laurel below, the whole encircled by the inscription, 'To the Gallant Defenders of Kimberley', 39mm., with replacement straight-bar suspension, good very fine

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KIMBERLEY MEDAL 1899-1900, obverse, a figure of Victory flying over a scene depicting Kimberley Town Hall, with the words 'South Africa' to left and right of her, and '1899-1900' in exergue, reverse, a Victorian Crown above two shields, the left one inscribed 'Invested 15 Oct. 1899', and the right one, 'Relieved 15 Feb. 1900', with VRI monogram and a spray of laurel below, the whole encircled by the inscription, 'To the Gallant Defenders of Kimberley', 39mm., with replacement straight-bar suspension, good very fine

Lot Essay

The Kimberley Medal was organised by the Town authorities and was the forerunner of the Kimberley Star. It was struck in England but never issued, as it had to be melted by the authorities owing to their unsanctioned use of the Royal Cypher on the reverse of the Medal. It is not known how many were struck but few have survived.