JAN VAN RIEBEECK & MARIA DE LA QUEILLERIE 1652 (MINTED 1980) IN SOUTH AFRICA

  Form: Circular. Proof-like By: Pagliari / Cape Mint / SA Historical Mint Date: 1980 Ref:  Laidlaw: 1033;  Obverse: Conjoined bareheaded busts of van Riebeeck & de la Queillerie, left. Signed: "PAGLIARI" below. Legend above: "JAN VAN RIEBEECK. MARIA DE LA QUILLERIE" and below: "1652".  Reverse: Coat of arms of the South African Historical Mint with antelope supporters, crest and motto: "HISTORIA DOCET". Across, divided by the coat of arms: "1980". Legend above: "HISTORIESE MUNT S.A. HISTORICAL MINT" and below between stops: "FYNGOUD 1/20 OZ FINE GOLD". Notes: Van Riebeeck landed three ships, the Drommedaris, Reijger and Goede Hoop, to establish a settlement in the Cape for the Dutch East India Company in 1652. He was married to Maria de la Quellerie.