Silver Medal awarded to Minister Ben Schoeman in 1961 (Very Scarce)

Silver Medal awarded to Minister Ben Schoeman in 1961 (Very Scarce)

According to Professor Michael Laidlaw's SA Medal site, this is a scarce medal that catalogues at over R2200.00.

He says "This medal commemorates the day on which South Africa became a republic, 31 May 1961.The reverse inscription loosely translates: 'A commemoration to (engraved recipient's name) for the part he played'. The assumption is that that the medal was a limited edition commissioned by Verwoerd or the National Party and given to those politicians who had played a leading role during South Africa's transition to a republic".

B.J. Schoeman was minister of transport when we became a Republic in 1961. The silver medal weighs almost 30 grams.

Please see the following picture.