England: Boer War: Holborn Engine Works Tribute Medal
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Form:
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Cross pattée with attached loop for ring
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By:
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Joseph Moore, Petsford Street, Birmingham, England |
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Date:
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1901 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1367;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 30 mm (width) x 35 mm (height inc. loop) | 9ct Gold | 12.8 gm | $1,400 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Ornaments on arms of cross. Ornate initial:"RC" engraved on central roundel.
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Reverse:
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Engraved across with ornaments: "PRESENTED TO / R. COULTHARD / BY THE OFFICIALS, WORKMEN / AND FELLOW APPRENTICES OF THE / HOLBORN ENGINE WORKS / on his return from the front / with the 1st N.E.V. / MAY, 1901." Stamped below with the makers mark: "J.M" and the Birmingham 9ct gold hallmarks for 1899-1900 (date letter z).
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Notes:
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Sapper 5861 R.C.P. Coulthard served during the Boer War with the 1st Newcastle Royal Engineers (Volunteers Section). He was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with six clasps: Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast,Cape Colony, Orange Free State and South Africa 1901.
The Holborn Engineering Works was a marine engine building and repairing company located in South Shields at mouth of the River Tyne near Newcastle. The company was headed by George Thomas Grey.
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