United States: Nelson Mandela, Cape Town Rally / United States Eagle
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Made in USA / HT (?) |
Date:
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1990-1994 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0629b;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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39.0 mm | Silver Plate | 26.1 gm | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Nelson Mandela in a suit and tie, right arm extended in the clenched-fist power salute. In the background, a throng of people in Cape Town below Table Mountain. In a monogram, signed: “HT” on lower right. Legend above: “AMANDLA.NGAWETHU.IAFRIKA.MAYIBUYE”, and below in English between stops: “POWER.IT IS OURS.AFRICA.LET IT COME BACK”.
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Reverse:
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Within a circle of stars, the American Eagle, flying right, olive branch and arrows in its talons. Oblique American shield below. Legend above: “United States of America”, and below: “In God We Trust”. Near the left rim in small letters: “100 MIL” and near the right: “.999 SILVER”.
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Notes:
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Made in the United States to commemorate a Cape Town rally held sometime between 1990, when Mandela was released from prison, and 1994 in the run-up to the elections of that year. Related to Laidlaw 1269.
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