RSA (Pre-1994): Opening of Atlantis Diesel Engines
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Form:
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Circular.
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By:
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Pagliari, Cape Mint. |
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Date:
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1982 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0696a;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 50.2 mm | Silver Plated Brass | 50.6 gm | $5 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Stamped: “BRASS SILVER PLATED”.
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Obverse:
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Aerial view of the factory with Table Mountain in the background. The logo of the company: “ADE” at the bottom. Signed: "PAGLIARI" at the foot.
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Reverse:
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Across: “29-4-1982”. Legend above: “OFFICIAL OPENING” and below: “AMPTELIKE OPENING”.
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Notes:
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Atlantis is an apartheid-era industrial township some 40 km west of Cape Town. Atlantis Diesel Engines was a factory built in 1981 to supply diesel engines and spares parts both to the domestic and military South African markets. With the end of sanctions in 1994 and the removal of government subsidies the plant became uneconomical and was forced to closed down.
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