Medal - Jan van Riebeeck Tercentenary

€300,751.00
LocationSouth Africa
Year1952
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight22.03 g
Diameter40.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Laidlaw#0483b, AM2#308
Obverse descriptionStarboard broadside view of the VOC ship Drommedaris in Table Bay. Monogram: “DS” within a circle on left.
Obverse letteringJAN VAN RIEBEECK STICHT SUID – AFRIKA 1652
(Translation: Jan van Riebeeck founder of South Africa)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAt 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.
Reverse letteringJAN 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)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverCulemborg, Netherlands (1589-1591)
MintageND (1952)  - -
Catalog ID9925656790
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