RSA (Pre-1994): Friendship between Italy and South Africa
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Mario Pagliari / Cape Mint |
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Date:
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1979 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1360;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.2 mm | Silver | 29.8 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Stamped: "CM S925 STG (springbok head) F (for 1979)"
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Obverse:
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Pebbled outline map of Italy superimposed on plain outline map of South Africa. Legend above: "FRIENDS OF SOUTH AFRICA" and below between stops: "AMICI DEL SUD AFRICA".
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Reverse:
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Standing on ground, South African family on left, Italian family on right, the two men shaking habds. Radiant Table Mountain behind. Signed below mountain: "PAGLIARI (left) 79 (right)". At the bottom on ground, symbols of agricultural production. Legend above: "NOI PER TE SUD AFRICA" and below: "ONS VIR JOU SUID-AFRIKA".
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Notes:
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