SA Union: Johannesburg Empire Exhibition: Gold Mine / Exhibition Layout Plan Plaque
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Form:
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Rectangular
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By:
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E. Naylor, Royal Mint at Pretoria |
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Date:
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1936 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 231; Laidlaw: 0907;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 76.1 mm x 50.7 mm | Silver (unmarked) | 97.8 gm | $80 | | 76.9 mm x 50.5 mm | Bronze | 106 gm | $55 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Raised border round the edge. View of a gold mine with head works, stamp mill and other buildings. Mine dump in the background. On a raised rectangular frame, top left: "WITWATERSRAND". Signed: "EN (bottom, left) RMP (bottom, right)"
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Reverse:
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Border round the edge. Slightly raised Layout plan of the exhibition grounds. Some buildings marked with the names of the participating countries: "CANADA / AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND", "GREAT BRITAIN", "SOUTH AFRICA / ZUID-AFRIKA", "SCOTLAND", "RHODESIA". "E. AFRICA". Across at the top: "EMPIRE EXHIBITION - JOHANNESBURG - 1936" and at the bottom: "RYKSTENTOONSTELLING - JOHANNESBURG - 1937".
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Notes:
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Johannesburg hosted the Empire Exhibition, held in Milner Park between September 1936 and January 1937. Milner Park (now part of the University of Witwatersrand) is the home of the annual Witwatersrand Agricultural Society Show, first opened by Paul Kruger in 1894. The exhibition coincided with the City’s Golden Anniversary. The centrepiece of the layout of gardens, buildings and pathways was the 200 feet tall “Tower of Light” which could be seen at night from anywhere on the Rand.
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