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RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Ministers: Verwoerd and Strijdom

RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Ministers: Verwoerd and StrijdomRSA (Pre-1994): Prime Ministers: Verwoerd and Strijdom
RSA (Pre-1994): Prime Ministers: Verwoerd and StrijdomRSA (Pre-1994): Prime Ministers: Verwoerd and Strijdom
Form: Circular.
By: Bickles of Johannesburg
Date: c1966
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0085;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
51.0 mmSterling Silver67.0 gm$45
51.1 mmBronze52.9 gm$15

Edge: Plain. Stamped with the issue number. Silver medals stamped: "SILVER".

Obverse: On a pebbled field, bare head of Verwoerd, left. On a raised band around above: “HENDRIK FRENSCH VERWOERD” and below between laurel sprigs: “1901-1966”

Reverse: On a pebbled field, bare head of Strijdom, right. On a raised band above: “JOHANNES GERHARDUS STRIJDOM”” and below between laurel sprigs: “1893-1958”.

Notes: Also issued in 18ct gold not less that 3.5 Troy oz.

The medals come cased with a certificate. The certificate states that in total 250 medals were made of 18ct gold; 500 medal in sterling silver and 1,250 medals in bronze. The medals were issued in 250 triple sets, 250 twin sets, 250 single silver and 750 single bronze.

The bronze & silver pair of medals comes inside an oblong maroon fitted leather-like case with: "VERWOERD-STRIJDOM" in gilded letters on the top of the lid and "bickles" inside. The medals displayed here here are a pair, both stamped A032 on the edge.

The bronze and silver medals issued singly come inside a square maroon fitted leather case with: "VERWOERD-STRIJDOM" in gilded letters on the top of the lid and "bickles" inside.

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901 – 1966) was the seventh Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. He lead the country during the establishment of the Republic in 1961 and is chiefly remembered as the architect of apartheid.

Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (1893 – 1958) was the sixth Prime Minister of South Africa from 1954 until his death 1958. He was an uncompromising Afrikaner nationalist and paved the way for independence from Great Britain and the establishment of apartheid.