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RSA (Pre-1994): Fiftieth Anniversary of the Electricity Supply Commission
RSA (Pre-1994): Fiftieth Anniversary of the Electricity Supply CommissionRSA (Pre-1994): Fiftieth Anniversary of the Electricity Supply Commission
RSA (Pre-1994): Fiftieth Anniversary of the Electricity Supply CommissionRSA (Pre-1994): Fiftieth Anniversary of the Electricity Supply Commission
Form: Circular.
By: J. Buisset / T. Sasseen / South African Mint
Date: 1973
Ref:  AM2: 424; Laidlaw: 0302;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
38 mmGold
38 mmSilver28 gm$28
38 mmBronze20 gm$10
Edge: Plain. Silver medal stamped with the S.A.M hallmarks for sterling silver.

Obverse: Bareheaded bust of van der Bijl, right, in jacket and tie, Legend: "Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl"

Reverse: Emblem on a shield with: "ESCOM . EVKOM" on a ribbon below. Legend at the top: "1923-1973"

Notes: Thw Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) was founded in 1923 by the Electricity Act of 1922 which allowed the South African Electricity Control Board to appoint van der Bijl as chairman.

Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl (1887-1948) was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist and is regarded as one of the greatest South Africans for his contribution to the country's development. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Eskom and the South African Steel and Iron Corporation, ISCOR.