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Medal - Pretoria-Delagoa Bay Railway
| Location | South African Republic |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Weight | 40.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, with a full beard and wearing a coat, in high relief against a plain field. The circular legend reads around the border, with the engraver's signature J.P.M. MENGER F. inscribed at the lower right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a winged railway wheel resting on a rail, surrounded by radiating lightning bolts and arrows symbolising speed and progress, with the date 1895 above in the field. The circular legend surrounds the design, and the engraver's signature J.P.M.M.F. appears at the bottom below the rail. |
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