LOT 257 (32907) Est R400 to R800 – 1 x 1970 Sterling Silver Commemorative Medal marking the 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the British 1820 Settlers in South Africa

Description

Celebrating the arrival of approximately 4 000 British settlers at Algoa Bay on April 10, 1820. Obverse: Featuring a Settler family of six, facing left; one boy pointing. Signed: ‘T.S.’ below left. Inscribed: ‘On April 10, 1820, The First of 4000 / British Settlers Set Foot on Shore / At Algoa Bay. These People played a vital part in the Development of Southern Africa’. Reverse – Inscribed: 1820 ‘By Choice and Conscious Will’. 1970. Above: A Rose (England), a Protea, a Thistle (Scotland) and a Strelitzia and below: A Shamrock (Ireland),an Aloe plant, two leaks (Wales) and two arum lilies. Signed “T.S.”, stamped on the rim STG, date code and SA Mint mark (Mass: 26g) (Diameter: 38mm) (Condition report: Imperfections evident)