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Medal - 100 - 75th Anniversary Reiter Monument Horseman 'Bushriders'
| Location | Namibia (1990-date) |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting the Reiterdenkmal (equestrian monument), showing a mounted soldier atop a rocky stone plinth, flanked by laurel branches. The legend DEUTSCH - SÜDWESTAFRIKA arcs around the upper field, with NAMIBIA at the base, and the dates 1912 and 1987 flanking the monument. A secondary inscription reading 75 JAHRE REITERDENKMAL appears in smaller lettering around the inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEUTSCH - SÜDWESTAFRIKA * NAMIBIA 1912 - 1987 75 JAHRE REITERDENKMAL |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts a large African elephant with a calf walking through savannah grass, with a stylized acacia tree to the left. Below a horizontal line, the denomination 100 is prominently displayed in the exergue, flanked by the words ESSAI and PROBE. The fineness mark 900 appears in the lower left field, with the mint mark BP in the exergue. The rim features a beaded border. |
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