GREAT BRITAIN: 1902 UNION-CASTLE LINE ROYAL NAVY REVIEW AT IN SOUTH AFRICA

From Great Britain, a Medal to Commemorate the Review of the British Naval Fleet by the Newly Crowned King Edward VII at Spithead on 16 August 1902 immediately after the Boer War. Originally planned for 28 June (as dated on the medal) but postponed because of the King's illness. Designed by Emil Fuchs and made by Elkingon & Co. Reference: British Historical Medals 3866. Further information at South African Medals.  Bronze. Diameter 38.8 mm. Mass 30.6 gm. Comes inside the original case from Searle & Co. Ltd. of London. Out of the hundreds of ships in line on review, the Union-Castle Line ship, the SS Hawarden Castle (according to BHM), was chosen for the reverse. She was still part of the British Navy having been requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a troop ship during the Boer war.