United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal to Pte. Allen, O.B.A.S.C visually-hidden with the original diagonal pinback

with the original diagonal pinback broken off - period altered to a horizontal pin

” for the Prussian State Mint in Berlin

red and blue and enamels

Oldenburg ribbon

minor loss of finish is evident in addition to the missing attachment prong

United Kingdom. A South Africa Medal to Pte. Allen, O.B.A.S.C visually-hidden with the original diagonal pinbackInstituted in 1880. In silver, the obverse bearing the head of Queen Victoria facing left inscribed VICTORIA REGINA around the perimeter, the reverse bearing a crouching lion on a plinth in front of a bush inscribed "SOUTH AFRICA'' around the top perimeter, rim officially engraved 1210 PTE J. ALLEN O. B. A. S. C., with tailors copy clasp 1879, suspension slightly bent, minor marks, two notable edge bruises near the N of ALLEN, in near extremely fine