From an experienced source in Cape Town:
"I agree with the forum, the mystery letter is possibly a date letter or pseudo date letter, as a few letters seem to predominate, I am not convinced the whole alphabet was in use in RSA.
The SAM mark postdates the rarer RMP mark (Royal Mint Pretoria ...
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- Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Help With South African Silver Please
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- Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:27 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Help With South African Silver Please
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Re: Help With South African Silver Please
Hello. Thanks for your welcome and information.
The mark in question could be the letter D. The the marks, and particularly the bottoms, seem to have been polished off a bit so it is hard to make out the complete shape. I need to try to get a better photo that can produce a larger and more clear ...
The mark in question could be the letter D. The the marks, and particularly the bottoms, seem to have been polished off a bit so it is hard to make out the complete shape. I need to try to get a better photo that can produce a larger and more clear ...
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 4:41 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Help With South African Silver Please
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Help With South African Silver Please
This silver bowl was purchased by a relative who was in South Africa in 1952, the year of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Cape Town.
The coin is well known, a George VI silver 5 shilling. The bowl is more of a mystery.
The marks on the bowl that I see are (I believe) left to right:
The ...
The coin is well known, a George VI silver 5 shilling. The bowl is more of a mystery.
The marks on the bowl that I see are (I believe) left to right:
The ...