Cape Colony: South African Golf Championships Award Medal
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1910 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1167;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 51.7 mm | Copper | 67.6 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Raised toothed rim. On a shield, coat of arms of the Cape Colony with motto: "SPES BONA". Above across, engraved: "WYNBERG/ 1910" On a ribbon above that: "SOUTH AFRICAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS". Below, half laurel wreath behind crossed golf clubs.
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Reverse:
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Raised toothed rim. Laurel wreath tied at the bottom with a bow. Space in the middle for engraving. This medal: "S.A. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (in arc) / SIXTH (across)".
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Notes:
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The first S.A. Amateur Championship, for which the Union Steamship Co. had given the Challenge Cup, was competed for in 1893. The event was held annually at Easter and in 1910 the competition was hosted by the Cape Golf Club at Wyberg (later that year the Royal Cape Golf Club). The winner in 1910 was Dr. E.L. Steyn. It is believed that the winner of this medal for sixth place was E.C. Thompson who was awarded a medal by the Oxford University Gold Club while he was a student at Brasenose College.
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