NAM.1997-11-75-2

Kimberley Star 1900. Silver 6-pointed ball-tipped star, corded silk ribbon. From medal group of Lt K C Elliott, Kimberley Town Guard, 1899-1900. Made by A H Derby, Birmingham, England. 1900. Issued by H A Oliver, Mayor of Kimberley, South Africa. 1900. Associated with the Siege of Kimberley, Boer War (1899-1902). Obverse, struck: In the centre of the star the Arms of Kimberley with Latin motto on a scroll below, surrounded by the inscription and date on a circlet. Reverse, struck and hallmarked below the inscription, Birmingham 1900-1901 with maker’s mark below. The medal has a fixed ring suspender through which passes a loose ring attached to an ornate foliate suspension bar. From the Upfill-Brown/Hibbard Collection of the National Army Museum.

Kimberley, Siege of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)