Medal - Republic of South Africa Tenth Anniversary silver
Features
| Location |
South Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1961-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1971 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 558879 |
| References | AM2# 416 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , Laidlaw# 0154South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) |
Commemorative issue
Republic of South Africa Tenth Anniversary
Obverse
Coat of arms of the Republic of South Africa. To the left running vertically downwards: “1961, and to the right: “1971”. Signed: “T S” below right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 1
9 9
6 7
1 1
EX UNITATE VIRES
TS
Engraver: Tommy Sasseen
Reverse
Stylised depiction of a man striving upwards on a wave. Signed: “C L S” above the wave. In an arc above and to the right: “GROEI – GROWTH”
Script: Latin
Lettering: GROEI - GROWTH
Engraver: Coert Laurens Steynberg
Edge
Plain
Mint
Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902, 1923-1992)Comments
Issued inside a red leather case lined with white silk and red velvet. Coat of arms of the Republic In gilt on the outside of the lid and: "1961 (left) and 1971 (right)". On the inside: "SAM".
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||
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