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SA Union: First World War Peace: Tsomo

SA Union: First World War Peace: TsomoSA Union: First World War Peace: Tsomo
Form: Circular. Pierced at 12 o’clock for a ring
By: ?
Date: 1919
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0818b;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
26.0 mmWhite Metal8.1 gm$35

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Within a raised laurel wreath tied at the foot, a dove flying right over sea with radiant sun on horizon. In an arc above: "PEACE".

Reverse: Across: “TSOMO (within a rounded rectangle) / 2ND. AUG / 1919”

Notes: Tsomo is a village in the Eastern Cape. In 1919 Tsomo was an administrative region in Fingoland; the other two regions were Butterworth and Nqamakwe.