Medal - 5 Ounce- 75th Anniversary Reiter Monument Horseman `Bushriders`
Medal - 5 Ounce- 75th Anniversary Reiter Monument Horseman `Bushriders`
€317,324.00
Location
South West Africa (1884-1990)
Year
1987
Type
Commemorative medals/Event medal
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
141.75 g
Diameter
650.0 mm
Thickness
70.0 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Territory of South
Africa (1915-1990)
Notice
BP.
Reference(s)
Obverse description
A monument depicting a German mounted military cavalry soldier in parade position holding a rifle skyward on a rocky outcrop. Dates to the left and right and lettering around the circular borders of the coin.
Obverse lettering
DEUTSCH - SÜWESTAFRIKA
1912 1987
75 JAHRE REITERDENKMAL
NAMIBIA (Translation: German - Southwest Africa 75 Years Rider Monument)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
An African acacia tree to the left and an elephant mother and calf leaning left to the right. Lettering below.
