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SA Union: First World War Peace: Nqamakwe

SA Union: First World War Peace: NqamakweSA Union: First World War Peace: Nqamakwe
Form: Circular. Pierced at 12 o’clock for a ring
By: ?
Date: 1919
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0818a;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
26.2 mmWhite Metal7.2 gm$35

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Within a raised laurel wreath tied at the foot, a dove flying right over sea with radiant sun on horizon. In an arc above: "PEACE".

Reverse: Across: “NQAMAKWE (within a rectangle) / 28 JUNE / 1919”.

Notes: Nqamakwe is a village in the Eastern Cape. In 1919 Nqamakwe was an administrative region in Fingoland; the other two regions were Butterworth and Tsomo.