RSA (Post-1994): President Nelson Mandela / 12th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Durban |
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| Form: | Proof. Circular | ||||||||
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| By: | Pagliari / Cape Mint | ||||||||
| Date: | 1998 | ||||||||
| Ref: |
Laidlaw: 1224; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. Stamped: "22CT CM". |
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| Obverse: |
Within a beaded border round the rim, bareheaded bust of Mandela in jacket and tie, slightly left. Signed: "PAGLIARI" below. Legend above: "FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT" and below: "NELSON MANDELA". |
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| Reverse: |
Within a beaded border round the rim, head of African gold miner wearing helmet with lamp. Legend above: "CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA" and below between stops: "XII NAM SUMMIT~DURBAN". |
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| Notes: |
Comes encapsulated inside a fitted red case lined on the inside with white silk-like and red velvet-like material. Transparent window in lid. The medal has the same dimensions and purity as the Krugerrand. Commissioned by the South African Chamber Chamber of Mines for presentation to the delegates attending the 12tn Non-Aligned Movement Summit held in the Durban Conference Centre between 29th August and 3rd September 1998. President Mandela was the secretary-general of NAM (1998-1999). The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. About 120 delegates attended the summit and it is presument that each was presented with one of these medals. It is believed that this medal was presented to the delegate from Cyprus. Cyprus was a member of NAM in 1998 but left in 2004 when the country joined the EU. |
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