SA Union: Achilles Athletic Tour of South Africa Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1929 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1141;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 35.7 mm | Bronze | 17.1 gm | $18 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Toothed border round the rim. Springbok leaping, left, map of South Africa behind, marked diagonally: "JOHANNESBURG". Legend on a raised pebbled band above: "ACHILLES ATHLETIC TOUR" and below between cross stops: "1929".
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Reverse:
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Toothed border round the rim. Laurel wreath lied at the bottom with a bow enclosing space for engraving. This medal blank.
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Notes:
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The Achilles Club is an English athletics association. Membership of the club is open to any member of the Oxford University or Cambridge University Athletic Clubs who have competed in an inter-university event.
Competitions between the Achilles Club and South African universities had presumably been arranged for the 1929 tour but no information has been found.
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