Medal - South African Union
Features
| Location |
South Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1910 |
| Composition | Pewter (White metal) |
| Weight | 9.3 g |
| Diameter | 31.9 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 361662 |
| References | AM2# 116 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , W&E# 5018A2 Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 (8 volumes).South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) |
Commemorative issue
Formation of the Union of South Africa
Obverse
Bust of Edward VII in uniform, facing left. Inscription around perimeter and maker's name on truncation.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EDWARDVS VII REX ET IMP:
VAUGHTON BIRM
Reverse
A seated and draped female figure facing left, holding a corn stalk in her right hand, at her feet an overflowing cornucopia and her left hand is supporting a shield. In the centre of the shield there is a quartered, circular design, having the coat-of-arms of the territories comprising the union, the Cape Colony, the Transvaal Republic, the Orange Free State and the Colony of Natal, in each quadrant. The background of the shield is the British Union Jack which encroaches and obscures the arms of the Transvaal. Behind the female there is a radiant sun and, on the left, mine headgear and a man tilling a field with an ox-drawn plough. Inscription around the perimeter, date in the exergue, and the maker's name on the exergue line.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUTH AFRICAN UNION
VAUGHTONS BIRM
1910
Edge
Plain
Mint
Vaughtons, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1866-date)Comments
King Edward VII had passed away by the time the Union of South Africa was proclaimed on 31 May 1910.
A larger version of this medal, with a diameter of 38.1mm, is also known.
A larger version of this medal, with a diameter of 38.1mm, is also known.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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