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Colony of Natal: Natal and Orange Free State Railway

Colony of Natal:  Natal and Orange Free State RailwayColony of Natal:  Natal and Orange Free State Railway
Form: Circular. Pierced at 12 o’clock.
By: ?
Date: 1892
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0593;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
38.7 mmWhite Metal17.5 gm$95

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: An early locomotive steaming to the left. Clasped hands above. Between ornaments: “1892”. Legend below: “NATAL / & ORANGE FREE STATE RAILWAY”.

Reverse: Coat of arms of the Orange Free State.

Notes: In 1892 the Natal Government Railways completed the line from Ladysmith through the Van Reenen Pass in Drakensberg Mountains to reach Harrismith in the Orange Free State.