United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal to Pte. Allen, O.B.A.S.C Auction Archive and peach coloured coral

and peach coloured coral

Discharge Certificates and Will

Two First War British Service Medals

54 mm (w) x 34

United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal to Pte. Allen, O.B.A.S.C Auction Archive and peach coloured coralInstituted in 1880. In silver, the obverse bearing the head of Queen Victoria facing left inscribed VICTORIA REGINA around the perimeter, the reverse bearing a crouching lion on a plinth in front of a bush inscribed "SOUTH AFRICA'' around the top perimeter, rim officially engraved 1210 PTE J. ALLEN O. B. A. S. C., with tailors copy clasp 1879, suspension slightly bent, minor marks, two notable edge bruises near the N of ALLEN, in near extremely fine