© Robert Cronje (CC BY-NC-SA)
© Robert Cronje (CC BY-NC-SA)
Medal - Cape Town Quincentenary of the Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias
1988 year| Brass | 20.8 g | 37.5 mm |
| Location | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1988 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 20.8 g |
| Diameter | 37.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#88162 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Legend in 3 lines and around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KAAPSTAD - CAPETOWN
VYFEEUFEES
QUINCENTENARY
FESTIVAL
1488 – 1988
Edge
Plain
Comment
Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1451 – 29 May 1500) also called Bartholomew Diaz, was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope (Cabo da Boa Esperança) showed Europeans there was a feasible route to India around the storm-driven southern tip of Africa."DIAS88" was the catch-name given to the the celebrations in South Africa to mark the quin-centenary.
