Bophuthatswana: 15th Anniversary Shooting Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Pagliari of Cape Town |
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Date:
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1992 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0092;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 52 mm | Gilded Bronze | | $12 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Leopard’s head facing front within a wreath inscribed: “1977 15 (framed) 1992”. In an arc above: “BOPHUTHATSWANA” and below: “30-31 OCTOBER 1992 / MMABATHO”. Signed: “PAGLIARI” below the wreath.
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Reverse:
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Crossed rifles within a half laurel wreath below. Signed: “PAGLIARI” at the foot.
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Notes:
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A shooting prize medal awarded in 1992 at a tournament in Mmabatho in the South African homeland of Bophuthatswana organised to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's nominal independence.
The Republic of Bophuthatswana was a patchwork on enclaves in the northern part of South Africa. The territory was established for the Tswana people under the homeland policy of the the National Party government on 6 December 1977. It was re-integrated into South Africa in 1994.
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