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Medal - Jan van Riebeeck Tercentenary
1952 year| Silver | 27.86 g | 40.0 mm |
| Location | South Africa |
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| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1952 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 27.86 g |
| Diameter | 40.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#301089 |
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| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the upper portion, three sailing ships arriving in Table Bay with Table Mountain behind. Below that, on the right, a spouting whale and, on the left, a compass rose. At the bottom, coat of arms having three rings on the shield and a helmet crest with a ring in fist above.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1652 6 APRIL 1952
CULEMBORG
DIE ADVANCEMENT SOECKT, SAL GEEN NAERSTIGHEYT SPAREN
Engraver: Maarten Paauw
Edge
Plain with inscription
Lettering: ZILVER
Comment
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.The reverse shows the van Riebeeck coat of arms. The three rings were subsequently adopted by Cape Town in their coat of arms. Culemborg in the Netherlands was van Riebeeck's home town. The legend on the reverse is van Riebeeck’s motto in Old Dutch and loosely translates: “he who wants to get ahead in life, shall fear no unpleasantness”.
