Rhodesia: The Rhodesiana Society Membership
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1970 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1162;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 37.4 mm | Bronze | 28.6 gm | $15 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Rampant lion standing on book holding torch of learning. Legend: "THE RHODESIANA SOCIETY".
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Reverse:
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In incused letters across: "286 (membership number) / 1970"
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Notes:
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The medal was struck only in 1970 and 500 were made for issue to the members of the society.
The medal comes in a blue velvet-like fitted case lined on the inside with red silk-like and red velvet-like material.
The Rhodesiana Society was an amateur historical society founded in 1953 as the Rhodesia Africana Society.In 1956 it began to publish a periodical, Rhodesiana, which ran for 40 volumes until 1979.
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