South Africa, Republic. A Southern Africa Medal, Numbered Issue United Republic of 1940 as part of the

1940 as part of the 1940-1941 building programme

engraver marked "VERNIER"

named after patron saint Lazarus

with expertise in horsemanship and with firearms

enamel on obverse elephant insignia heavily chipped

South Africa, Republic. A Southern Africa Medal, Numbered Issue United Republic of 1940 as part of theInstituted in 1989. Type I with Uniface Suspender. In nickel silver, number impressed "014121" on the reverse, measuring 38 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1989 and awarded for special participation in specified cross border activities in defence of the Republic of South Africa. The award was to have been originally called the "Trans Jati Medal", the "Jati" being the cut line. The medals were