United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal, to J. Jansen, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1853 Hold with a lightly textured burgundy

with a lightly textured burgundy coloured faux leather (leatherette) exterior

64 mm (w) x 63

glue evident around all exterior edges

The men travelled to China aboard transport vessels and were attached to Royal Navy operations during the multinational campaign against Boxer insurgents and Qing Imperial troops supporting the uprising

each of the fourteen disks with large ornate integral links top and bottom

United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal, to J. Jansen, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1853 Hold with a lightly textured burgundyInstituted 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