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Description:
Obverse
Shield within circle
Reverse
500 year anniversary of the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias. Map of Africa leaning south to the left and two inverted boats, caravels with lateen sails, surrounded by the names of the explorer and the Cape. Dates below.
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