SA Union: Groot Trek Centenary: Trichardt Trek Drakensberg
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Form:
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Rectangular, Uniface.
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By:
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H.C. de K. (?) |
Date:
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1938 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0129;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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35 mm x 24 mm | Silvered Bronze | 12.0 gm | $8 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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An ox wagon descending through a mountain pass. Signed: “H.C. de K.” On a band around at the top: “. 1838 1938 .” and at the bottom: “TRICHARDT TREK OOR DIE DRAKENSBERG
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Reverse:
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Blank with brooch pin.
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Notes:
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The Drakensberg Mountains divide the coastal region of South Africa from the High Veld. The Voortrekker Louis Trichardt descended at the northern end of the range to reach Lourenço Marques in 1838.
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