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1899 silver Boer War Medal found at an old wool shed

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Hi all,Been real cold and wet this winter but we need the rain after 5 years of drought. ;D ;D ;D.Kind of lucky as its doesn,t snow around here, only rain and the odd frost.Well after work i had a couple of hours spare , so i thought i might try around an old wool shed couple of miles up the road.had to duck for cover a few times ,as heavy rain setting in.only found a silver boer war medal about the same size as a Barbers Quarter.the medal had to be cleaned as at first i had no idea what the relic was.Shame about the extra hole in it but always nice to find something different.I was surprised at the lack of other rubbish but this site has been disused for over 40 years.Mostly only stock fencing wire in long pieces.

heres pic of the nasty weather LOl site and find.


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That's a pretty sweet old medal! :thumbsup:

Steve
 
Tinpan are you in South Africa? One place I've always dreamed of visiting. Not in this lifetime , but probably in the next? LOL Nice medal. Wish I knew more about the Boer War, but all I can remember is it was between Dutch settlers and the British rulers and I think the Brits won? Oh well, I guess I need to go on line and check it out before I comment on it! M :icon_pirat: nty
 
Congrats on that rain and send me some cold, TP! ;D LOVE that medal! Fantastic find!!!!

Nana :wink:
 
It was a medal issued to all Australians going overseas during the Anglo-Boer War,I think it was made by Stokes of Melbourne. Great Item!!!
 
Awesome medal TP, congrats! I just got word that a friend found a 9 oz nugget near Sandstone Australia, what a find! HH, Mike
 
Neat-o find. Are you going to get a chain or rope and wear it? It's cool. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

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