Rhodesia: 75th Anniversary of Bulawayo, Badge
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Form:
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Circular. Pin-back.
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By:
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Matthews Manufacturing Company, Bulawayo |
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Date:
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1968 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1076;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 25.5 mm | Brass | 7.0 gm | $8 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Coat of arms of Bulawayo with motto: “SI.YE.PAMBILI (in Ndebele - let us go forward)”. Legend anticlockwise from the top: "BULAWAYO 75TH ANNIVERSARY". Dash at the top.
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Reverse:
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Attached pin. Maker's name below: "MATTHEWS MFG. / CO. BULAWAYO".
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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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