| Form: |
Circular. |
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| By: |
Tommy Sasseen / South African Mint to a design by Kenneth Robinson of Rhodes University. |
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| Date: |
1970 |
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| Ref: |
AM2: 407; Laidlaw: 0078; |
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| Variations: |
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38 mm |
Gold |
29.3 gm |
$500 |
| 38.3 mm |
Silver |
27.2 gm |
$35 |
| 38.1 mm |
Bronze |
23.6 gm |
$8 |
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| Edge: |
Plain. The gold medal has the S.A. Mint mark for 9ct gold and the silver medal for sterling silver.
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| Obverse: |
A family of six settles with their belongings all facing left; one boy pointing. Signed: “T.S.” below left.
Below, text across: “ON APRIL 10, 1820, THE FIRST of 4000 / BRITISH SETTLERS SET FOOT ON
SHORE / AT ALGOA BAY / THESE PEOPLE PLAYED A VITAL / PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT / OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA”.
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| Reverse: |
In large letters at the top across: “1820” and at the bottom: “1970”. In the middle with smaller
lettering: “BY CHOICE AND / CONSCIOUS WILL”. The central text is separated above and below
from the dates by a row of flowers. Above: rose (England), protea, thistle (Scotland) and strelitzia
and below: shamrock (Ireland), aloe plant, two leaks (Wales) and two arum lilies. Signed “T.S.”
below the leaks.
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| Notes: |
Mintage: 250 cased sets of gold, silver and bronze; 500 individual silver medals and 1000 bronze medals.
The three medal set comes in an oblong red SA Mint case, the silver medal comes in a blue SA Mint case. |
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