Medal - Opening of the First Union Parliament

Features

Location	South Africa
Type	Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year	1910
Composition	Pewter
Weight	25.0 g
Diameter	38.0 mm
Thickness	3.0 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 155140
References	AM2# 123 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , W&E# 5012A1 Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 (8 volumes). , Laidlaw# 258 South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/)

Commemorative issue

Opening of the First Union Parliament by the Duke of Connaught of the Union of South Africa, 1910

Obverse

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
OPENING OF THE FIRST UNION PARLIAMENT
BY H.R.H. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

Reverse

Map of South Africa, showing the Union's four provinces (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Natal, and Transvaal), topped by a rising sun.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TO COMMEMORATE THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
1910
ONE DESTINY

Edge

Plain

Mint

William James Dingley - Silversmith, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1885-1982)

Comments

AM2: 124

The Union of South Africa came into force on 31 May 1910. General elections were held on 15 September for the 121 seats in the House of Assembly. The first session of the Union Parliament was opened in Parliament House, Cape Town, on 4 November 1910.

The Duke of Connaught was the third son of Queen Victoria. He traveled to South Africa on the Union-Castle ship the Balmoral Castle where he represented his nephew King George V at the opening of the first Union Parliament. Subsequently he served as the Governor-General in Canada.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1910

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