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DESCRIPTION
Details:
1/4d Mass: 2.83 grams Diameter: 20.2 mm Metal Content: Bronze
1/2d Mass: 5.67 grams Diameter: 25.60 mm Metal Content: Bronze
1d Mass:9.45 grams Diameter: 31 mm Metal Content: Bronze
3d Mass: 1.41 grams Diameter: 16.3 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
6d Mass: 2.83 grams Diameter: 19.35 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
1/- Mass:5.65 grams Diameter: 23.70 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
2/- Mass:11.31 grams Diameter: 28.70 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
2/6 Mass:14.13 grams Diameter: 32.30 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
5/- Mass:14.13 grams Diameter: 38.80 mm Metal Content: Ag 0.800
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HISTORICAL EVENTS AT THE TIME THESE COINS WERE IN USE
The mayor for Johannesburg in 1948-9 was S.P. Lee and for 1949 to 1950 it was Jack Mincer for whom Jack Mincer parking garage located at the old Union grounds was named. Today that is the Noord Street Taxi rank and the parking ramps are not suitable for taxis.
In 1949 everything was arranged around nine functioning and functional committees (1955 General Purposes, Finances, Health and Social Affairs, Non European Affairs and Housing, Public Amenities, Public Utilities etc.) and in addition there were 22 departments. In 1949 the total number of employees was over 23 000. Running this city around the mid 20th century was a huge enterprise.
The suburbs at mid century ran from Abbotsford, Albertsville and Argyll to Winston Ridge, Wolhuter and Yeoville. The Vade-Mecum tells us the valuation of the suburb, the rates paid, the street mileage and cost and the number of stands. All of this is incredibly useful for any researcher. The Vade-Mecum gives a sense of ownership and accountability.
Johannesburg dominated the national economy and was the financial hub of Southern Africa. City government was a player in a very daunting space and professionalized over the years to respond to these challenges, sometimes though losing touch with the ordinary rate paying suburban citizen.
Source: Author- Kathy Munro www.theheritageportal.co.za -
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