United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. Abbot, Grenadier Guards Hold blue strings

blue strings

glue and red paper residue on the reverse of its original ribbon from previous board mounting

(13ª Divisione fanteria "Monte Nero"): Bronze gilt with black enamels

Second sash is fabricated from silk

United Kingdom. A Queen’s South Africa Medal to Pte. Abbot, Grenadier Guards Hold blue stringsInstituted 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.