Rhodesia: Fortieth Anniversary of the Occupation of Matabeleland
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop.
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By:
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Date:
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1933 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0093;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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33.6 mm | Bronze | 17.4 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Sable Antelope, left, with balancing rocks and aloe tree behind.
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Reverse:
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Text only: “IN / COMMEMORATION (in an arc) / OF THE / 40TH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE OCCUPATION / OF (ornaments) / MATABELELAND / SOUTHN RHODESIA / ON (ornaments) / NOVEMBER 4TH / 1893 – 1933 (in an arc)”.
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Notes:
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During 1893 Matabeleland was invaded by troops of the British South Africa Company. King Lobengula of the Matabele fled the capital, Bulawayo. On 4 November 1893, Leander Starr Jameson declared Matabeleland to be under the rule of the B.S.A. Company and Cecil John Rhodes ordered that Bulawayo should be rebuilt for white settlement.
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