RSA (Pre-1994): Medallic History of South Africa: 60 Medal Set: Numbers 51-60
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Thomas Sasseen & Wernher Gutbrod / Africana Commemorative Mint |
Date:
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1973 |
Ref:
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AM2: 482-491; Laidlaw: 0306f;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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44.7 mm | Gilded Silver | 36-40 gm | $1,500 (cased set) $22 (each) |
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Edge:
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Stamped: "ET+ STG" with the S.A. Bureau of Standards mark for 1973 (Z). Also stamped with the sequence number (0-60).
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Obverse:
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Depiction of an event or person of South African historical importance. Legends:
(51) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 1910
(52) FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918
(53) SA FORCES CAPTURE WINDHOEK 1915
(54) RAND MINES STRIKE 1922
(55) ROBERT BROOM AND RAYMOND DART 1924
(56) N.P. VAN WYK LOUW 1939
(57) SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
(58) REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 31 MAY 1961
(59) SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR TRANSKEI 1963
(60) WORLD’S FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT 1967
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Reverse:
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Stern and starboard view of a three-masted sailing ship in full sail flying the British ensign. Legend: "THE MEDALLIC HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA". Stop at the foot.
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Notes:
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The medals were issued monthly over a five year period between 1973 and 1978. The complete set is housed in a wooden cabinet with four sliding trays. Each tray holds 15 medals, 5 across by 3 deep and is lined with red velvet.
The set is accompanied by a certificate from the South African Bureau of Standards stating that the medals were struck for the Afrikaner Commemorative Mint. There is also a compilation of historical notes by M.M. Crawford. The medals were made by E. Tiessen Pty. Ltd, manufacturing Jewellers of Johannesburg.
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