Cape Colony: Port Elizabeth & District Poultry Pigeon & Cage Bird Club Award
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1905 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1252;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 39 mm | Silver | | $50 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Raised reeded rim. View of Donkin Reserve Pyramid Lighthouse, below: "ANNUAL SHOW". Engraved below: "July 1905 / CHAS. SEARLE'S CUP". Legend: "PORT ELIZABETH & DISTRICT POULTRY PIGEON & CAGE BIRD CLUB :".
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Reverse:
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Raised reeded rim. Wreath of laurel (left) and corn (right), coat of arms of Port Elizabeth at the bottom, enclosing space for engraving. This medal: "WON BY (on die) / J. Mc ADAM. (engraved) / FOR BEST (on die) / COL. BRED COCK AND TWO HENS (engraved)".
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Notes:
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Sir Rufane Donkin (1772-1841) was acting governor of the Cape Colony between 1820 and 1821. Port Elizabeth is named after his late wife, Elizabeth Frances née Markham, and the Donkin Stone Pyramid was erected in her memory.
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