SA Union: Grey High School, Port Elizabeth Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Royal Mint, Pretoria |
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Date:
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c 1930 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1170;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.2 mm | Bronze | 25.3 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Radiant circular badge showing unicorn. Motto on ribbon below rule: "TRIA.JUNCTA.IN.UNO". Legend: "GREY HIGH SCHOOL PORT ELIZABETH".
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Reverse:
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Laurel wreath around space fore engraving. Stapped: "RMP" at the bottom. At the foot in small widely space letters: "RPM". This medal engraved" "500.YARDS. / .BACKSTROKE. / 2ND. / .V. PITT."
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Notes:
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Grey High School is a public school for boys located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. It was founded by John Paterson in about 1855, and named after Sir George Edward Grey, Governor of Cape Colony from 1854 until 1861. The unicorn comes from the crest on the coat of Sir George Grey and the school motto: 'Tria Juncta in Uno' from the Knights Order of the Bath, the order of his knighthood.
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