Medal - General Motors South Africa - 1 million vehicles

Features

Location	South Africa
Type	Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year	1972
Composition	Bronze
Weight	19.1 g
Diameter	38.1 mm
Thickness	2.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 540417
References	AM2# 420 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , Laidlaw# 0339 South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/)

Commemorative issue

Production of 1 million vehicles

Obverse

1972 Chevrolet motor car facing right, surrounded by inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE MILLION VEHICLES
GENERAL MOTORS
SOUTH AFRICAN
1926-1972
EEN MILJOEN VOERTUIE

Translation:
ONE MILLION VEHICLES
GENERAL MOTORS
SOUTH AFRICAN
1926-1972
ONE MILLION VEHICLES

Reverse

1926 Chevrolet Series AA Capitol motor car facing right, surrounded by inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE MILLION VEHICLES
GENERAL MOTORS
SOUTH AFRICAN
1926-1972
EEN MILJOEN VOERTUIE

Translation:
ONE MILLION VEHICLES
GENERAL MOTORS
SOUTH AFRICAN
1926-1972
ONE MILLION VEHICLES

Edge

Plain

Comments

Medal struck to celebrate the production of 1 000 000 vehicles at the General Motors South Africa plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. All examples seen include the hole near the right edge.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1972)

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