An 1865-1869 Uruguay Medal For The War With Paraguay Newly Listed He served for three and

He served for three and a half years during the Boer War with the South African Constabulary

both swastika and circle edged by twisted golden wire

and an export hallmark (without neck ribbon)

1939 Schinkel - Magnetic core

with him stating his intended residence as Chesley

An 1865-1869 Uruguay Medal For The War With Paraguay Newly Listed He served for three andBlackened bronze, 41. 2 mm, without its ring and with replacement ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted by a decree of April 4, 1891 and awarded to the military of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, who had taken part in the war with Paraguay. The war was triggered by the expansionist aims of the Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano Lpez but had much to do with control of the rich River Plate area. The war ended in defeat for