Northern Rhodesia: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth: Nkana
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Form:
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Circular. Bronze medal has attached lug.
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By:
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Date:
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1937 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0121;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 32.1 mm | Bronze | 14.5 gm | $8 | | 31.8 mm | Silver | 17.0 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Conjoined crowned busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, left. Legend on a raised band above: “CORONATION” and below between small flowers: “12 . 5 . 1937”.
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Reverse:
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A railway track leading through bush to the chimney of a smelter plant beyond. On a raised band around, above: “NKANA” and below between small flowers: “NORTHERN RHODESIA”.
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Notes:
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Nkana is a small town in Zambia, previously Northern Rhodesia, near Kitwe. Copper was discovered in Northern Rhodesia in the late 1920s in an area that came to be known as the Copperbelt. A period of rapid expansion followed as mines became operational and smelting and refining plants were established. A railway line, passing through Nkana, was built to bring the copper down to South Africa.
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