Victoria Issue, Transvaal Clasp, Named Devon Regiment
Key Information:
• Country: Great Britain
• Award: Queen’s South Africa Medal
• Monarch: Queen Victoria
• Campaign: Second Boer War
• Clasp: Transvaal
• Naming: 5760 PTE E. A. JONES DEVON REGT
• Diameter: approx. 36.31 mm
Medal Design:
Obverse:
Laureate and veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left.
Inscription:
VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX
Translation: Victoria Queen and Empress
Reverse:
Figure of Britannia holding a flag, with troops advancing and naval ships in the distance.
Inscription: SOUTH AFRICA
Clasp: TRANSVAAL
Edge Naming: 5760 PTE E. A. JONES DEVON REGT
Condition:
• Original Victorian issue with Transvaal clasp
• Medal officially impressed naming
• Light surface wear and contact marks consistent with age
• Suspension and clasp intact
• For condition, please refer to the pictures, all dimensions are approx.
Historical and Collectible Significance:
The Queen’s South Africa Medal was awarded to British and Colonial forces who served during the Second Boer War 1899–1902. The Transvaal clasp denotes service in operations within the Transvaal theatre between 1900 and 1902.
Named examples to infantry regiments such as the Devon Regiment are always desirable, particularly with clear impressed naming and intact clasp. Boer War medals remain a cornerstone of British campaign medal collecting.
Summary:
An original Queen’s South Africa Medal to Private E. A. Jones of the Devon Regiment, complete with Transvaal clasp. A solid and collectible Victorian campaign medal from the Second Boer War.