RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister John Vorster / National Party 30 Years
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Pagliari / Cape Mint. |
Date:
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1978 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0134;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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33.1 mm | Bronze | 17.7 gm | $15 | 33.1 mm | Silver | 21.9 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Silver medal stamped with the Cape Mint sterling silver mark.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of John Vorster in jacket and tie, right. Signed: “PAGLIARI” below the truncation. Legend above: “EERSTE MINISTER . PRIME MINISTER” and below between stops: “JOHN VORSTER”.
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Reverse:
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The ox-horn symbol of the National Party with: “30” in large script letters above and, divided by the strap of the horn: “1948 (left) 1978 (right)”. Legend above: “DIE NASIONALE PARTY VAN SA” and below between stops: “THE NATIONAL PARTY OF SA”
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Notes:
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Commemorates 30 years on National Party rule.
Balthazar Johannes (John) Vorster (1915 - 1983) was a member of the National Party and served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the fourth State President from 1978 to 1979.
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