SA Union: First World War Peace: Tsomo
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Form:
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Circular. Pierced at 12 o’clock for a ring
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By:
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Date:
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1919 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0818b;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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26.0 mm | White Metal | 8.1 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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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".
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Reverse:
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Across: “TSOMO (within a rounded rectangle) / 2ND. AUG / 1919”
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Notes:
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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.
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