RSA (Pre-1994): Bartolomeu Dias, 500th Anniversary of Voyage Round the Cape of Good Hope - Cape Town
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1988 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0595a;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 37.5 mm | Brass | 20.8 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Port broadside view of a Portugese caravel with a cross on the sail. In large letters below: “DIAS88”.
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Reverse:
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In an arc above: “KAAPSTAD – CAPE TOWN”. Across: “VYFEEUFEES / QUINCENTENARY / FESTIVAL”. In an arc below: “1488 – 1988”.
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Notes:
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The Portuguese navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, led an expedition in 1488 in an attempt to discover a sea route to India. He was the first European known to have rounded the Cape of Good Hope which he named the Cape of Storms.
"DIAS88" was the catch-name given to the the celebrations in South Africa to mark the quin-centenary.
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