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british transvaal war medalian
roy1954  
Posted : Friday, 13 April 2012 8:26:15 PM(UTC)
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hi ,had a week working in dunedin,not much time to hunt but met up with tonz,left early on friday found this in omaru,has the remnents of guilding on it,it reads sucsess to new zealand british transvaal war,rough riders 1899 1900 vailed bust of victoria on reverse ,i think they must have been a volantier mounted brigade,hope i can clean it up,cheers roy
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tonznz  
Posted : Friday, 13 April 2012 8:51:40 PM(UTC)
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Great to have met you Roy. Fantastic find. And thanks for the good info you gave me. Good to meet others who share the passion.
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digjust1more  
Posted : Saturday, 14 April 2012 10:38:49 PM(UTC)
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Nice find :)
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