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Pioneers of South Africa Silver Meddalion - W.G Atherstone
This medal of W.G Athersone was minted in Sterling Silver (92.5% pure silver), weighs 15 grams and is 33 mm in diameter.
It formed part of a set of 24 medallions depicting Pioneers of Southern Africa
Minted By the South African Historical Mint ( Beautifully Struck in Proof )
The year was 1866; 17-year-old Erasmus Jacobs, a shepherd from a farm near Hopetown in South Africa was walking alongside the Orange River. As he walked, he picked up a small white pebble which looked different to anything he had seen before. Not knowing what it was, he passed it onto neighbouring farms in the hope someone would be able to identify it. Eventually, it fell into the hands of W.G. Atherstone, a doctor from Grahamstown. As it turned out, what young Jacobs had discovered would be the start of something big in South Africa. Atherstone announced that the small pebble was, in fact a 21.25 carat diamond. It was the diamond that was hailed as the Eureka'.
Above : Each Medal weighs between 15 and 16 Grams
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