RSA (Post-1994): Nelson Mandela / "YEAR OF FREEDOM"
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Form:
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Circular with attached lug, holed for suspension.
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By:
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Tommy Sasseen |
Date:
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1994 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0224;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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25.7 mm | Nickel | 7.4 gm | $7 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Nelson Mandela in jacket and tie, half left. Signed: “TS” below the truncation.
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Reverse:
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Across: “SOUTH AFRICA / 1994 / YEAR OF / FREEDOM”.
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Notes:
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918 – 2013) became the first black president of the Republic after the general election for all South Africans in 1994.
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