Boer War, Siege of Kimberley memento, c. 1900, A silver-plated brass disk stamped "Kimberley Siege 14 Oct 1889 15 Feb 1900" joined to what seems to be the base of a steel artillery shell casing, with numbers and letters stamped into it, approx. .75"h x 2.875"dia

Provenance: A Private Collection: 139 East 95th Street, NYC

Notes/Literature: The Boer forces besieged the mining town of Kimberley, South Africa for 124 days; Cecil Rhodes was instrumental in the defense of the town, which was under constant shelling, except on Sundays

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