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1973 University of South Africa - Centenary
Copper and Silver Medallions Set
NO GOLD
Silver is STG, weight = 25.3 grams
Extract below is from the SA Medals website
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Circular |
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| By: |
Miss T. Knapp, Pretoria / SA Mint |
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| Date: |
1973 |
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| Ref: |
AM2: 431; Laidlaw: 0902; |
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| Variations: |
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.1 mm |
Silver |
29.0 gm |
$40 |
| 38.2 mm |
Bronze |
27.6 gm |
$15 |
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| Edge: |
Plain. Silver medal stamped with the SA Mint silver mark.
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| Obverse: |
Coat of arms of the University with motto: "SPIES IN ARDUIS". Below across: "1873 - 1973".
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| Reverse: |
Stylised view of UNISA building. Above: "mxmlxxiii".
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| Notes: |
Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, UNISA spent most
of its early history as an examining agency for Oxford and Cambridge universities
and as an incubator from which most other universities in South Africa are descended.
It is now the largest university on the African continent and attracts a third of
all higher education students in South Africa. UNISA is a dedicated open distance
education institution with over 300,000 students from 130 countries worldwide. |
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