RSA (Post-1994): Durban's Gunston 500 Surf Contest Award
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Form:
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Circular with attached bar.
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By:
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Date:
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1996 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0975;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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65.2 mm | Bronze | 136 gm | $12 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Thickness at rim 5.8 mm
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Obverse:
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Surfer riding a breaking wave. Legend in large letters: "GUNSTON 500"
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Reverse:
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Cannon and cannon balls, the trade mark of Gunston cigarettes. Engraved below across: "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / DURBAN.SOUTH AFRICA / 1996".
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Notes:
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The Gunston 500 (originally called the Durban 500) was a professional surf contest held annually in South Africa from 1969 to 1999 in Durban’s Bay of Plenty. Sponsored by Gunston cigarettes, the first event offered a R500 first-place prize.
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