Medal 50th Anniversary of Union of South Africa: Vereeniging
Features
| Location |
South Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1960 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.3 g |
| Diameter | 38.4 mm |
| Thickness | 3.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 88164 |
| References | AM2# 354 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , Laidlaw# 0097South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) |
Commemorative issue
50th Anniversary of Union of South Africa: Vereeniging
Obverse
The coat of arms of Vereeniging with supporters, crested by clasped hands and a dove. Motto on a ribbon below: “PER PACEM AD INDUSTRIA”. In an arc above: “STAADSRAAD VAN VEREENIGING” and below between stops: “TOWN COUNCIL OF VEREENIGING”.
Script: Latin
Reverse
Within a rectangle, an abstract design representing the union of the four colonies, showing four strands merging into a single horizontal bar terminating in: “50”, with: “EENHEID” above and: “UNION” below. Outside the rectangle, in an arc above: 1910” and below: “1960”
Script: Latin
Edge
Plain
Mint
Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902, 1923-1992)Comments
This token was minted by the town council of Vereeniging in 1960 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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