RSA (Pre-1994): Dr. H.F. Verwoerd Memorial Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Susan Erasmus . SA Mint |
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Date:
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1992 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0609;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.3 mm | Silver | 28.0 gm | $28 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Verwoerd in jacket and tie, front. Signed: “SE” above shoulder on the left. Legend above: “H.F. VERWOERD GEDENKPENNING” and below: “1967 SEPTEMBER 1992”.
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Reverse:
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Half laurel wreath with space above for engraving. This medal not engraved. Stamped below: "(springbok head) S925 U (for year 1994) S.A.M".
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Notes:
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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901 - 1966) was a member of the National Party of South Africa and Prime Minister from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. Under his premiership South Africa broke away from Great Britain and became a republic in 1961. He is remembered as the man behind the conception and implementation of apartheid.
This medal may have been made for a foundation endowed one year after Verwoerd was assassinated.
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