SIGNATURE: OWEN HORWOOD (MINISTER OF FINANCE) ON 'DIENSTOEKENNING SERTIFIKAAT.'

A LARGE GOVERNMENT 'DIENSTOEKENNING' (SERVICE AWARD) CERTIFICATE AUTOGRAPHED BY SENATOR OWEN HORWOOD (WHO WAS THEN MINISTER OF FINANCE). THE CERTIFICATE WAS GIVEN FOR 30 YEARS UNINTERUPTED SERVICE IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO MR J N NEL AND IS DATED 1968. IT IS LARGE (31 x 42 cm) AND REALLY BEAUTIFUL WITH THE REPUBLIC COAT OF ARMS AND ALSO A REAL BLUE RIBBON INCORPORATED INTO THE CERTIFICATE. IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME CRINKLING AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER.
THE CERTIFICATE IS AUTOGRAPHED IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN BY SENATOR OWEN HORWOOD (1916 - 1998) WHO WAS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AT THE TIME. SENATOR HORWOOD WAS A NATIONAL PARTY MEMBER FROM 1975 TO 1984 AND WAS ALWAYS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL. IT WAS SAID THAT HE JOINED THE NATIONAL PARTY ON PROMISES OF A MINISTERSHIP BY H F VERWOERD, WHO WANTED AN ENGLISH SPEAKING MINISTER IN THE NATIONAL PARTY GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO LURE THE ENGLISH VOTE.

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THE SIGNATURE OF SENATOR OWEN HORWOOD, MINISTER OF FINANCE, AS IT APPEARS ON THE CERTIFICATE.

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