Medal - South African Union

Location South Africa
Year 1910
Type Commemorative medal
Composition (White metal)
Weight 9.3 g
Diameter 31.9 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Laidlaw#0199
Obverse description Bust of Edward VII in uniform, facing left. Inscription around perimeter and maker`s name on truncation.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering EDWARDVS VII REX ET IMP: VAUGHTON BIRM
Reverse description A seated and draped female figure facing left, holding a corn stalk in her right hand, at her feet an overflowing cornucopia and her left hand is supporting a shield. In the centre of the shield there is a quartered, circular design, having the coat-of-arms of the territories comprising the union, the Cape Colony, the Transvaal Republic, the Orange Free State and the Colony of Natal, in each quadrant. The background of the shield is the British Union Jack which encroaches and obscures the arms of the Transvaal. Behind the female there is a radiant sun and, on the left, mine headgear and a man tilling a field with an ox-drawn plough. Inscription around the perimeter, date in the exergue, and the maker`s name on the exergue line.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering SOUTH AFRICAN UNION VAUGHTONS BIRM 1910
Mintage
Numisquare ID 3788689310
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