Netherlands: van Riebeeck Tercentenary: Ship Drommedaris
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| Form: |
Circular |
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| By: |
D. Stol / Medaillefabriek Stol, Culemborg, Netherlands |
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| Date: |
1952 |
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| Ref: |
AM2: 308; Laidlaw: 0483b; |
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| Variations: |
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 40 mm |
Gold |
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| 40 mm |
Silver |
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| 40.7 mm |
Silver Plate |
29.5 gm |
$55 |
| 40.8 mm |
Bronze |
23.7 gm |
$35 |
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| Edge: |
Plain. Silver medal stamped: ZILVER".
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| Obverse: |
Starboard broadside view of the VOC ship Drommedaris in Table Bay.
Monogram: “DS” within a circle on left. Legend above: “JAN VAN RIEBEECK
STICHT SUID – AFRIKA (Jan van Riebeeck founder of South Africa)” and
below between hyphens: “1652”.
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| Reverse: |
At the top, van Riebeeck coat of arms having three rings on the shield and
a helmet crest with a ring in fist above. Below that, across: “JAN VAN RIEBEECK /
GEBOREN TE CULENBORG – 1619 / OVERLEDEN TE BATAVIA – 1677 / (line) /
STICHTER EN EERSTE / COMMANDEUR VAN / DE NEDERZETTING / AAN KAAP /
DE GOEDE HOOP (Jan van Riebeeck, born Culemborg 1619, died Batavia 1677,
founder and first commander of the settlement in the Cape of Good Hope”.
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| Notes: |
Van Riebeeck landed three ships, the Drommedaris, Reijger and Goede Hoop, to
establish a settlement in the Cape for the Dutch East India Company in 1652. |
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