Boer War: Colonel Baden-Powell / Warracknabeal Medallion

These medals were struck to commemorate the feat of Colonel Baden Powell who, with his troops, defended the town of Mafeking in South Africa during the Boer War for 217 days. Robert Baden Powell (1857-1941) was a British Army officer who served in India and Africa from 1876 to 1910. In 1907 he founded the Boy Scout movement, now an international organization for boys and with his sister Agnes, founded the Girl Guide movement, also now internationally established.

Warracknabeal is a town in the state of Victoria 330 km north-west of Melbourne.

Obverse: 

Within a beaded border round the rim, uniformed bust of Colonel Baden-Powell wearing hat, front and slightly to the left. Across on the left: “COLONEL / BADEN- / POWELL”, and on the right: “DEFENDER / OF / MAFEKING”

Reverse: 

Within a beaded interior border, in an arc above: “MAY, 1900” and in an arc below: “WARRACKNABEAL”. Legend outside the interior border and within a beaded border round the rim: “IN COMMEMORATION OF THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING” and star at foot.

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