Cape Colony: University of the Cape of Good Hope Chancellor's Award |
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| Form: | Circuar | ||||||||
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| By: | Allan Wyon | ||||||||
| Date: | 1901 to 1912 | ||||||||
| Ref: |
Laidlaw: 1238; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
Bareheaded Bust in jacket and tie, left. Signed: ALLAN WYON. SC." below truncation. Legend above: "H.R.H. GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES K.G." and below between floral stops: "CHANCELLOR". |
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| Reverse: |
Shield of the university surrounded by rose sprigs. Signed: ALLAN WYON. SC." below. On a ribbon below: ".FOR.MODERN.LANGUAGES.". Legend on a band: "UNIVERSITY:OF:THE:CAPE:OF:GOOD:HOPE". Cross at the foot. |
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| Notes: |
The University of the Cape of Good Hope was created by act of parliament in 1873. In 1918 it became the University of South Africa (UNISA). The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York visited South Africa in 1901 as part of a Royal tour of the Colonies during the Boer War. The Duke, also the Prince of Wales, was installed as Chancellor of the University of Good Hope on August 21st and received on that occasion the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. The Duke remained Chancellor until 1912 when by that time he had become King George V. - |
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