RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Minister Dr H.F. Verwoerd Memorial Plaque
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Form:
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Rectangular with gabled base.
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By:
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Bickles (?), Johannesburg / Issued by National Party |
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Date:
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1966 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 373; Laidlaw: 0358;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 35 mm x 23 mm | 9ct Gold | | | | 35.1 mm x 23.1 mm | Silver | 14.5 gm | $45 | | 34.8 mm x 23.1 mm | Bronze | 10,6 gm | $13 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Verwoerd in jacket and tie, right. Leafy branches at the top and half-way down the sides. Below: “DR. H.F. VERWOERD / 1901 -1966”. Protea flower at the foot.
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Reverse:
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Flanked by vertical columns of laurel: “EERSTE MINISTER / VAN / SUID-AFRICA / 1958 . 1966 / PRIME MINISTER / OF / SOUTH AFRICA”. On a tablet at the top between quotes: “SKEP U EIE / TOEKOMS” and on a tablet at the bottom between quotes: “CREATE YOUR OWN / FUTURE”. At the foot, gold medal stamped: “9CT” and silver medal stamped: “SILVER”
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Notes:
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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901 - 1966) was a member of the National Party of South Africa and Prime Minister from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. Under his premiership South Africa broke away from Great Britain and became a republic in 1961. He is remembered as the man behind the conception and implementation of apartheid.
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