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Country ** Exonumia ** (Tokens South Africa)
Type: Medallion / Token
Year: 1949
Mintage: 80,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 12.6 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Shape: Round with a loop
Grade: AU
Commemorative issue:
Inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria
Obverse:
In the centre, the Voortrekker Monument. Below in an arc, the date: “16DE DES. 1949”. Legend: “GESKENK DEUR DIE BURGEMEESTER EN STADSRAAD”.
Lettering:
GESKENK DEUR DIE BURGEMEESTER EN STADSRAAD
16DE DES. 1949
Engraver: Unknown
Reverse:
In the centre, the coat of arms of the City of Johannesburg with motto: “FORTITER ET RECTE”. Above in an arc: “JOHANNESBURG”. Legend (a translation of the obverse): “PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL”.
Lettering:
PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
JOHANNESBURG
FORTITER ET RECTE
Engravers: Unknown
Edge:
Smooth with ring at the top
Comments:
80,000 medals were made and given to school children in the Johannesburg region.
The Voortrekker Monument lies on the outskirts of Pretoria. It was built to commemorate those Afrikaners who participated in the Great Trek of the early 19th century. Many of the descendants of the early Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony did not feel at home under British rule and migrated northwards to settle in, and colonise, new independent territories north of the Orange River.
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9...
Collezione : Exonumia