© Robert Cronjé (CC BY-NC-SA)
© Robert Cronjé (CC BY-NC-SA)
Medal - Voortrekker Monument Inauguration - Johannesburg
1949 year| Copper-nickel | 13 g | 32 mm |
| Location | South Africa |
|---|---|
| King | George VI (1936-1952) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1949 |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 13 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#92208 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
In the centre, the coat of arms of the City of Johannesburg with motto: “FORTITER ET RECTE”. Above in an arc: “JOHANNESBURG”. Legend (a translation of the obverse): “PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL”.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
JOHANNESBURG
FORTITER ET RECTE
Edge
Smooth with ring at the top
Comment
80,000 medals were made and given to school children in the Johannesburg region.The Voortrekker Monument lies on the outskirts of Pretoria. It was built to commemorate those Afrikaners who participated in the Great Trek of the early 19th century. Many of the descendants of the early Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony did not feel at home under British rule and migrated northwards to settle in, and colonise, new independent territories north of the Orange River.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 80000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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