Medal - 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the 1820 Settlers 1970 front Medal - 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the 1820 Settlers 1970 back
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Medal - 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the 1820 Settlers

1970 year
Bronze 23.6 g 38.1 mm
Description
Location
South Africa
Period
Republic (1961-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1970
Composition
Bronze
Weight
23.6 g
Diameter
38.1 mm
Thickness
2.4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#93533
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Dates in large letters at the top across and at the bottom. Smaller lettering in the middle. 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1820
BY CHOICE AND
CONSCIOUS WILL
1970

Engraver: Tommy Sasseen

Designer: Kenneth Robinson

Edge

Plain

Comment

Mintage: 250 cased sets of gold, silver and bronze; 500 individual silver medals and 1000 bronze medals. The three medal set comes in a red SA Mint case, the silver medal comes in a blue SA Mint case.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1970  1250 - - - - - -

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