in silvered bronze with black and pebbled red enamels
Windsor Castle Court Dress
Accompanied by an Award Document
on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Infanterie-Regiment 53 clasp
measuring 90 mm (w) x 138 mm mm (h)
United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal to Pte. Allen, O.B.A.S.C Republic of in silvered bronze with blackInstituted in 1880. In silver, the obverse bearing the head of Queen Victoria facing left inscribed VICTORIA REGINA around the perimeter, the reverse bearing a crouching lion on a plinth in front of a bush inscribed "SOUTH AFRICA'' around the top perimeter, rim officially engraved 1210 PTE J. ALLEN O. B. A. S. C., with tailors copy clasp 1879, suspension slightly bent, minor marks, two notable edge bruises near the N of ALLEN, in near extremely fine