Rhodesia: Great War Peace: Enkeldoorn
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1919 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0142b;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 34 mm | Copper | 16 gm | $15 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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A kneeling soldier, his shield at his feet, presenting his sword to a seated winged angel holding a dove. At her feet, a child holding an olive branch. Above left, a quarter laurel wreath. Below, a ribbon: “PEACE”.
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Reverse:
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Within a wreath of laurel (left) and a palm frond (right), a shield: “ENKELDOORN (in an arc) / S.R / . 1919 . (in an arc)”. Superimposed above, a banner: “TO COMMEMORATE THE / VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION / OF THE GREAT WAR”.
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Notes:
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The design is similar to the Great War Peace medal from Umtali but the execution is crude.
Enkeldoorn (now Chihvu) is a small town 146 km south of Harare on the main road to Masvingo and South Africa. Founded by Boer pioneers, the settlement became an Afrikaner stronghold in a predominately English speaking Rhodesia.
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