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RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 21-30
Form: Circular
By: Thomas Sasseen & Wernher Gutbrod / Africana Commemorative Mint
Date: 1973
Ref:  AM2: 452-461; Laidlaw: 0306c;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
44.7 mmGilded Silver36-40 gm$1,500 (cased set) $22 (each)
Edge: Stamped: "ET+ STG" with the S.A. Bureau of Standards mark for 1973 (Z). Also stamped with the sequence number (0-60).

Obverse: Depiction of an event or person of South African historical importance. Legends:
(21) RECONCILIATION OF PRETORIUS AND POTGIETER 1852
(22) FIRST CAPE PARLIAMENT 1854
(23) ORANGE FREE STATE INDEPENDENCE 1854
(24) GOVERNOR GEORGE GREY 1854
(25) FOUNDING OF PRETORIA 1855
(26) FIRST RAILWAY 1859
(27) PRESIDENT JAN HENDRIK BRAND 1863
(28) DISCOVERY OF DIAMONDS 1867
(29) MOSHWESHWE 1869
(30) KIMBERLEY MINE 1871

Reverse: Stern and starboard view of a three-masted sailing ship in full sail flying the British ensign. Legend: "THE MEDALLIC HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA". Stop at the foot.

Notes: The medals were issued monthly over a five year period between 1973 and 1978. The complete set is housed in a wooden cabinet with four sliding trays. Each tray holds 15 medals, 5 across by 3 deep and is lined with red velvet.

The set is accompanied by a certificate from the South African Bureau of Standards stating that the medals were struck for the Afrikaner Commemorative Mint. There is also a compilation of historical notes by M.M. Crawford. The medals were made by E. Tiessen Pty. Ltd, manufacturing Jewellers of Johannesburg.