Queen's South Africa Medal

This medal was always awarded with a clasp. Please list the clasps required in the order comments at the checkout. 

The Queen's South Africa Medal is a significant British military award instituted in 1899. It was created to acknowledge the service of British and colonial military personnel, as well as certain civilians, during the Second Boer War, a conflict fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

Eligibility for the Queen's South Africa Medal includes the following:

• Active service in the British or colonial military, or as a civilian under military command, during the Second Boer War, between October 11, 1899, and May 31, 1902.
• Participation in one or more of the actions or campaigns designated for the award of clasps to the medal. Each clasp carries the name of a different battle or campaign and is attached to the medal's ribbon.

The nickel-silver medal features a design deeply rooted in the history of the conflict. The obverse of the medal portrays the veiled effigy of Queen Victoria, the reigning monarch at the time of the war, and the inscription 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX'. The reverse displays Britannia holding a flag in her left hand and presenting a laurel wreath to advancing troops with her right hand. The inscription reads 'SOUTH AFRICA'.

Clasps 

Twenty six clasps were issued for the QSA Medal. Recipients could be issued a number of these (to a maximum of nine) to indicate the actions and campaigns in which they served.

See here for more information relating to the clasps issued to Australian and Commonwealth units: Queen's South Africa Medal.