Rhodesia: Que Que & District Diamond Jubilee
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Form:
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Circular with attached lug.
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By:
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Date:
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1950 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1087;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 32.3 mm | Bronze | 13.4 gm | $12 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Mine headworks and buildings on a shield with antelope crest and: "RISCOM" on a ribbon below.
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Reverse:
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Across: "QUE QUE (in an arc) / & / DISTRICT / -1950- / DIAMOND / JUBILEE (in an arc)".
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Notes:
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Que Que (now Kwekwe) was founded in 1898 as a gold mining town. Large deposits of high-grade iron ore and limestone near Que Que were exploited by The Rhodesian Iron and Steel Company (RISCOM) which was established by the Government in 1948.
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