Lot n° 502
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United Kingdom - China Medal 1900, silver, with profile of Q - Lot 502
United Kingdom - China Medal 1900, silver, with profile of Queen Victoria by G. W. de Saulles, bar "DEFENSE OF LEGATIONS", attribution stamped on the edge "... CHINESE CUSTOMS", holder's name damaged, ribbon.
36mm VF to FV
Instituted in 1902 to commemorate the Boxer campaign of 1900, this medal was only awarded with this specific bar to the 132 defenders who distinguished themselves during the siege of the international legations district immortalized in 1963 by the film "The 55 Days of Peking". Of these 132 defenders, 78 were Marines, the others civilians, including 12 British employees of the Imperial Chinese Customs.
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