RSA (Pre-1994): Dr. H.F. Verwoerd / 25th Anniversary of South African Bureau of Racial Affairs
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Form:
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Circular Proof
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By:
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Tommy Sasseen / Transvaal Medallic Society |
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Date:
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1973 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0791;
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Variations:
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| 44.8 mm | Gilded Silver | 40.3 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Stamped: "“TMS STG SILV”.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Dr. Verwoerd in jacket and tie, front. Signed: “T.S.” below left.
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Reverse:
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The logo of the South African Bureau of Racial Affairs with SABRA in stylized letters below and: “1948 – 1973” above.
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Notes:
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The South African Bureau for Racial Affairs was established in 1948 when the National Party came to power at the initiative of the Afrikaner-Broederbond. Their brief was to come up with an ideological underpinning for the NP's apartheid policy. Dr. Verwoerd as Prime Minister was the political architect of the policy.
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