SA Union: First World War Peace: Wedberg
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop for a ring.
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By:
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Date:
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1919 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1136;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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26.1 mm | Silver | 8.8 gm | $45 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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In the centre within an irregular frame, a blue enamelled plaque: "NOV / 1918 (slanted)". On the right a South African soldier holding palm frond(?) and rifle and, on the right, a South African sailor holding palm frond(?) and British Union flag. Legend above: "PEACE" and below: "WITH HONOUR".
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Reverse:
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Across between ornamental line: "WEDBERG, / CAPE PROVINCE / S,A.". Legend above: "COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT WAR" and below between star stops: "1914 TO 1919". Stamped above the upper ornamental line with a dove(?) on a shield and below: "SILVER".
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Notes:
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Wedberg ia a farm in the Northern Cape nearby to Windsorton and about 25 km north of Kimberley.
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