Union of South Africa commemorative medal

Union of South Africa commemorative medal , 1910

Where object was made: Union of South Africa (present-day South Africa)

Material/technique: metal; silk; casting; dyeing

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 x 3 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 1/8 x 1 3/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Robert H. Brown Jr.

Accession number: 2007.0183

On display: Loo Gallery

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The Union of South Africa in 1910 unified four previously separate British colonies and was still a dominion of the British Empire. This medallion commemorates the Union with the imagery of a human figure with wings, mid-stride in front of a setting sun. On the reverse side, a shield, a heraldic lion, a tree, and two leaping animals represent the four colonies.