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RSA (Post-1994): Rovos Rail 10th & 20th Anniversary.
RSA (Post-1994): Rovos Rail 10th & 20th Anniversary.RSA (Post-1994): Rovos Rail 10th & 20th Anniversary.
RSA (Post-1994): Rovos Rail 10th & 20th Anniversary.RSA (Post-1994): Rovos Rail 10th & 20th Anniversary.
Form: Circular
By: South African Mint
Date: 1999 & 2009
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0982;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
32.6 mmDarkened Bronze (10th Anniv.)13.7 gm$20
38.6 mmCopper-Nickel (20th Anniv.)24.2 gm$20
Edge: Upright reeded.

Obverse: 10th Anniversary Medal: Rovos Rail emblem, crossed flags behind and "10th ANNIVERSARY" on ribbon below. Across below: "1989-1999". Legend on band above: "THE PRIDE OF AFRICA" and below: "ROVOS RAIL".

20th Anniversary Medal: Rovos Rail emblem, crossed flags behind and "29 APRIL 2009" on a ribbon below. Across below: "1989-2009". Legend on a band above: "THE PRIDE OF AFRICA" and below: "ROVOS RAIL".

Reverse: 10th Anniversary Medal: Within circular band, map of Southern Africa with railway tracks joining named places (repeated in the legend). Front and side view of a steam engine, top left. Legend on a band above: "CAPE TOWN.GEORGE.PRETORIA.KOMATIPOORT" and below between stops: "SWAKOPMUND.VICTORIA FALLS.DAR-ES-SALAAM".

20th Anniversary Medal: Within circular band, map of Southern Africa with railway tracks joining named places (repeated in the legend). Front and side view of a steam engine, top left. Legend on a band above: "CAPE TOWN.GEORGE.PRETORIA.DURBAN.GOLF" and below between stops: "SWAKOPMUND.VICTORIA FALLS.DAR-ES-SALAAM".

Notes: Issued inside a plastic capsule. 10th Anniversary medal in a blue SA Mint case with a certificate. The Rovos rail emblem is in gold on the inside of the lid.

Rovos Rail is a privately owned railway company founded in 1989 with headquarters in Pretoria. It operates the Pride of Africa which is a luxury hotel-train that runs on various routes throughout South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.