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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 9609947, member: 22&quot;]I got this sterling silver plaque when purchasing a large amount of WWI medals on Saturday.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been prised off a military sports trophy sometime in the last 120 years. </p><p>It weighs 90 grams or 3.2 oz</p><p><br /></p><p>The Queen Victoria&#039;s Cup (abroad) 1904</p><p><br /></p><p>The winners were the 2nd Battalion The Welch Regiment.</p><p>(It is now spelt Welsh).</p><p><br /></p><p>This regiment had been fighting in the Boer War 1899 -1902 and in 1904 were still stationed overseas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Victoria died in 1901 but the trophy was still named after her.</p><p><br /></p><p>My mystery is the hallmark is dated 1906, Birmingham by E&amp;Co</p><p>first registered 1906.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen items before with an older hallmark and newer date, but not something dated in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if it is a replica plaque made in 1906 due to an error on the original or maybe it was never used at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I can find reference to the first 3 named winners in the team I can&#039;t find anything about the trophy, or the event.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]467944[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]467945[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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