United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. Abbot, Grenadier Guards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 30 September 1866 by

Instituted 30 September 1866 by Grand Duke Friedrich I

and there is evident of catch repair

black cotton mesh backers

the obverse with coats of arms of the Kingdoms of Austria and Hungary

000 people participated in the festivities

United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. Abbot, Grenadier Guards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 30 September 1866 byInstituted 1899. In silver, full size, rim officially impressed 8312 PTE A. ABBOTT. GREN: GDS:, with CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE and BELFAST clasps, minor wear, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Private A. Abbott, of the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, is on the medal roll for the South Africa Medal for the Second Boer War. The Grenadier Guards served with distinction in the Second Boer War (18991902) as part of the elite Guards Brigade.