Description Large eighteen carat gold medallion, issued for the silver jubilee in 1972, of the Diamond Research Laboratory, opened in 1947.
Obverse
The Diamond Research Laboratory building, with bust of Ernest(?) Oppenheimer in the foreground, with the legend in the exergue:
DE BEERS
DIAMOND RESEARCH LABORATORY
SILVER JUBILEE 1947 - 1972
Reverse
Coat of arms, with the motto:
FORTITER ET RECTE
Specifications
| Description | Diameter | Weight | Alloy | AGW |
| 1972 De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 Silver Jubilee Gold Medallion | 50.6 | 74.0 | 18 = .750 | 1.78 |
Notes
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Weight in grams.
Alloy = Fineness of gold.
AGW = Actual Gold Weight in troy ounces of pure gold.
De Beers Diamond Laboratory Silver Jubilee
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Obverse of De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 - 1972 Silver Jubilee Gold Medallion
Reverse of De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 - 1972 Silver Jubilee Gold Medallion
De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 - 1972 Silver Jubilee Gold Medallion in Box
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