Coins, Tokens and Banknotes of Southern Africa

Dingaan’s Day, a gold medal by J. Sullivan, document within wreath, rev. Old Voortrekkers’ Church, Pietermaritzburg, 28mm, 9ct, 9.3g. Good very fine £90-120

Now known as the Day of Reconciliation, Dingaan’s day originally commemorated the victory of the Boer pioneers over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River, 16 December 1838