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[MEDALS]. [ENGLAND]. A group of 5 British medals; 3 from th...

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[MEDALS]. [ENGLAND]. A group of 5 British medals; 3 from the Boer War, 2 from World War I. [England: 1899-1918]. Medals 34 mm. in diameter and smaller. All medals have their original ribbons (metal a bit tarnished and rubbed, some soiling and rubbing to ribbons; Boer War ribbons are connected together and have 1 large pin on verso. Boer War medals include: ?GvR 22 June 1911? medal; ?Victoria Regina et Imperatrix? with metal bars with ?Wittebergen?, ?Transvaal?, ?Cape Colony?; ?Edwardus VII Rex Imperator? with metal bars with ?South Africa 1901? and ?South Africa 1902?. The World War I medal states ?Georgius V Britt: Omn: Rex et Ind: Imp:; on the verso is a figure on a horse and the dates: ?1914? and ?1918?. With this medal is a smaller version with the ?Georgius V?? imprint. Boer War medals are rare.