Medal - Jan van Riebeeck Tercentenary ND

Reverse

At the top, van Riebeeck coat of arms having three rings on the shield and a helmet crest with a ring in fist above. Below that, 8-line inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JAN VAN RIEBEECK / GEBOREN TE CULENBORG – 1619 / OVERLEDEN TE BATAVIA – 1677 //
STICHTER EN EERSTE / COMMANDEUR VAN / DE NEDERZETTING / AAN KAAP / DE GOEDE HOOP

Translation: Jan van Riebeeck, born Culemborg 1619, died Batavia 1677, founder and first commander of the settlement in the Cape of Good Hope

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Plain

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.