SA Union: van Riebeeck Tercentenary: 3rd in Set of 3
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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D. Geldenhuis / S.A. Mint |
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Date:
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1952 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 303; Laidlaw: 0072c;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 32.1 mm | Bronze | 15.3 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Full figure of van Riebeeck, standing front, in coat and hat holding stick in his right hand. Steps of progress behind mounting from the lower left with a sailing ship (lower right), an ox wagon (middle left), gold mine (top left) and city skyline (top right). Signed: "D.G" close to the bottom.
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Reverse:
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Across: “JAN / VAN RIEBEECK / DRIEHONDERD / JARIGE / GEDENKDAG / (ornamental line) / TERCENTENARY / (ornamental line) / 6 APRIL / 1952”.
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Notes:
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Comes together with the gold and silver medals in an oblong blue case from the South African Mint. Also comes with the silver medal only in a shorter blue case.
Jan van Riebeeck was tasked by the Dutch East India Company with the establishment of a refreshment station for ships on passage between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. He arrived at the Cape of Good Hope aboard the Drommedaris (depicted bottom right) in 1652 and thus became the first white South African settler.
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