SA Union: Inauguration of Voortrekker Monument
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Form:
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Circular. Proof-like.
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By:
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South African Mint |
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Date:
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1949 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 296; Laidlaw: 1264;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 28.7 mm | Silver | 11.9 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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View of Voortrekker Monument. Legend above: "VOORTREKKERMONUMENT" and below between stops: "JOHANNESBURG". Stamped with the sterling silver marks of the South African Mint: " (Lion head) STG b(for 1949) S.A.M".
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Reverse:
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Coat of arms of Johannesburg with motto: "FORTITER ET RECTE". Legend above: "GESKENK DUER S.E. DIE BURGERMEESTER / AAN-TO (across)" and below between stops: "CLR. J. MINCER RDSL. / PRESENTED BY H.W. THE MAYOR".
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Notes:
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The Voortrekker Monument lies on the outskirts of Pretoria. It was built to commemorate those Afrikaners who participated in the Great Trek of the early 19th century. Many of the descendants of the early Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony did not feel at home under British rule and migrated northwards to settle in, and colonise, new independent territories north of the Orange River.
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