Cape Colony: South African Church Temperance Society
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Form:
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Oval with arms of cross extending outwards. Attached loop.
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By:
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Date:
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1884 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1284;
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Variations:
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| 29.7 mm x 39,2 mm (inc. loop) | Pewter | 9.9 gm | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Hope standing, front, supporting anchor. On a band, legend above: PROVINCE . OF . SOUTH . AFRICA" and below between stops: "1884". The stops are a cluster of four dots. Round the perimeter African toothed design. In the bottom arm of the cross, a 5-pointed star and in the other three arms the initials: "C-T-S".
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Reverse:
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Within an African toothed design, the Church Temperance Society monogram. Legend on a band: "CHURCH . TEMPERANCE . SOCIETY", cross pattée at the bottom. The stops are a cluster of four dots. Round the perimeter African toothed design. In the bottom arm of the cross, a 5-pointed star and in the other three arms the initials: "C-T-S".
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Notes:
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Based on the belief that drink was responsible for many of society’s ills, the temperance movement was a social and political campaign prominent in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Cape of Good Hope Temperance Society was founded in Cape Town in 1832.
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