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RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 Years

RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 YearsRSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 Years
RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 YearsRSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 Years
Form: Circular
By: Pagliari / Cape Mint.
Date: 1978
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0134;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
33.1 mmBronze17.7 gm$15
33.1 mmSilver21.9 gm$40

Edge: Plain. Silver medal stamped with the Cape Mint sterling silver mark.

Obverse: Bareheaded bust of John Vorster in jacket and tie, right. Signed: “PAGLIARI” below the truncation. Legend above: “EERSTE MINISTER . PRIME MINISTER” and below between stops: “JOHN VORSTER”.

Reverse: The ox-horn symbol of the National Party with: “30” in large script letters above and, divided by the strap of the horn: “1948 (left) 1978 (right)”. Legend above: “DIE NASIONALE PARTY VAN SA” and below between stops: “THE NATIONAL PARTY OF SA”

Notes: Commemorates 30 years on National Party rule.

Balthazar Johannes (John) Vorster (1915 - 1983) was a member of the National Party and served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the fourth State President from 1978 to 1979.