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RSA (Pre-1994): Gordon's Bay Silver Jubilee

RSA (Pre-1994): Gordon's Bay Silver JubileeRSA (Pre-1994): Gordon's Bay Silver Jubilee
Form: Circular with attached loop
By: ?
Date: 1986
Ref:  Laidlaw: 1151;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
35.8 mmBrass17.1 gm$2

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Stylised Coat of arms of Gordon's Bay with motto: "SOL ET SALUBRITAS".

Reverse: Across in incused letters: "GORDON'S BAY (in an arc) / SILVER JUBILEE / 1 FEB. 1986 / SILWERJUBILEUM / GORDONSBAAI (in an arc)".

Notes: Gordon's Bay is a harbour town in the Western Cape, situated on the northeastern corner of False Bay about 50 km from Cape Town. It is named after Robert Jacob Gordon (1743–1795), a Dutch explorer of Scottish descent.