SA Union: First World War Peace: Dordrecht
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Form:
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Circular. Bronze medal holed at 12 o'clock
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By:
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Date:
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1919 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 156; Laidlaw: 1075;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 26.1 mm | Bronze | 9.0 gm | $10 | | 26 mm | White Metal | | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Within a raised laurel wreath tied at the bottom, dove flying right, sea with radiant sun on horizon below. In an arc above: “PEACE”.
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Reverse:
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Across: “(line) / R.G.R. MACLEOD / -MAYOR- / DORDRECHT / 2ND AUG. / 1919”. The N in 2ND. is inverted.
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Notes:
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Dordrecht is situated in the Eastern Cape Province within the Stormberg Mountains, just north of Queenstown. Dordrecht was founded in 1856 and named after a city in the western Netherlands.
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