horizontal banjo style pinback (nonmagnetic) with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch
Lubeck Hanseatic Cross - Bronze gilt and enamels
wings and propeller in silver bullion wire
which was not an official medal
with a field grey wool backer
United Kingdom. A King's South Africa Medal, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Enslin Wia United Republic of horizontal banjo style pinback (nonmagnetic)(5961 Pte J. NOLAN. YORK: L. I.). Naming is officially impressed. Original ribbon, edge nicks, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: Private J. Nolan, 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) was wounded in action at Enslin on November 25, 1899. The twin Battles of Belmont and Graspan (AKA Enslin) were fought on November 23 and 25, 1899, which began the British advance to relieve Kimberley, besieged by the Boers. This offering