commemorative medal, commemorative medal
Accession Number
NAM.1979-07-80-4
Description
Medal commemorating the centenary of the relief of Rorke’s Drift, 1979. Silver. Relief design within a raised rim on both sides. Obverse: At the centre a Union flag on a stave, superimposed upon which is a Zulu shield and assegai, a rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed thereon. Reverse: A rear view of two mounted British soldiers galloping towards the mission station of Rorke’s Drift in the distance, on the roof of which are several figures waving, one with a flag. In the foreground a dead Zulu warrior. Associated with Battle of Rorke’s Drift (1879), Zulu War (1879).
Events
Rorke’s Drift, Battle of, 1879 (Zulu War 1879)
People