United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal, to J. Jansen, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1853 certificate_of_authenticity as they were a blend

as they were a blend of the many cultures that composed the Ottoman Empire

worn residue on reverse

maker marked in silver-coloured ink "MARSHALL & AITKEN / 12

Constructed of a lightweight red cotton/rayon blended material

000 long tons Konron Maru

United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal, to J. Jansen, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1853 certificate_of_authenticity as they were a blendInstituted 1854. In silver, rim officially impressed J. JANSEN. CAPE MD RIFLEMEN. on replacement ribbon, notable edge bruises on the rim, bright, scratches and wear, very fine. Footnote: J. Jansen was a member of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, a locally raised colonial force employed on the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope. He was awarded the South Africa Medal for service in the Xhosa (Frontier) Wars between 1834 and 1853. Units such as the Cape