Rhodesia: Winners Buchan Cup Award
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop
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By:
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Marples & Beasley, Albion Street, Birmingham |
Date:
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1911 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1071;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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22.2 mm | 9ct Gold | 8.9 gm | $170 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Footballer standing on ground, head left, right foot on football, right arm holding trophy resting on right thigh. Maker's mark stamped diagonally, lower left: "M&B" and lower right with Birmingham hallmarks for 9ct gold and "m" for 1911-12. Legend on a raised pebbled band above: "WINNERS.BUCHAN.CUP.1911" and engraved below: "LOCO A.F.C."
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Reverse:
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View of Victoria falls. On a scroll below: "RHODESIA". Raised band around for engraving legend. This medal: "E.E.TENNANT".
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Notes:
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Nothing is known about the Rhodesian Buchan Cup or the Loco Amateur Football Club.
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