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Impression from the
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The design of the QSA is familiar now but there was some debate when a
commemorative medal was decided upon about how it should look.
From the Daily Mail, 12 Sep
1900: "The medal to be awarded to troops for the present campaign in South
Africa had now been definitely decided upon. It will be the most expensive
and most ornate issued by the War Office in recent years. The medal itself
is a silver five-pointed star, with a gold centre surrounded by a ring of
bronze, on which the words "South Africa" appear in raised letters. In the
centre of all this is a miniature of the Queen. The ribbon is of four
colours, a stripe of Khaki in the centre, two of white, and one each of red
and blue. There will probably be a bar granted for each important
engagement."
