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SA Union: Groot Trek Centenary: Trichardt Trek Drakensberg

SA Union: Groot Trek Centenary: Trichardt Trek DrakensbergSA Union: Groot Trek Centenary: Trichardt Trek Drakensberg
Form: Rectangular, Uniface.
By: H.C. de K. (?)
Date: 1938
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0129;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
35 mm x 24 mmSilvered Bronze12.0 gm$8

Edge: Plain

Obverse: An ox wagon descending through a mountain pass. Signed: “H.C. de K.” On a band around at the top: “. 1838 1938 .” and at the bottom: “TRICHARDT TREK OOR DIE DRAKENSBERG

Reverse: Blank with brooch pin.

Notes: The Drakensberg Mountains divide the coastal region of South Africa from the High Veld. The Voortrekker Louis Trichardt descended at the northern end of the range to reach Lourenço Marques in 1838.