Rhodesia: Rhodesia Centenary Commemoration: Fort Salisbury
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Form:
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Circular.
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By:
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Pagliari, Cape Mint |
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Date:
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1990 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0266;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 50 mm | Silver | 38.4 gm | $55 | | 50.3 mm | Bronze | 51,2 gm | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Silver medal stamped: "CM S925 STG" and the issue number. This medal: "99".
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Obverse:
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Soldiers on parade while the British flag is being hoisted. Cannon firing on the left. Huts and tents behind. Legend above: FORT SALISBURY" and below: "13 . 9 . 1890".
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Reverse:
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Within an outline map of Rhodesia, across: "RHODESIA / CENTENARY / COMMEMORATION / 12.9.1990". Signed: "PAGLIARI" at the foot.
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Notes:
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The British South Africa Company formally occupied Mashonaland on 13 September 1890.
The obverse design is taken from a drawing in the publication: 'The British South Africa Company Historical Catalogue & Souvenir of Rhodesia, Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1936–37. It shows the Pioneer Column in full dress parade and the British flag being hoisted by Lieutenant Edward Tyndale-Biscoe at Fort Salisbury. The site became the future Rhodesian capital, Salisbury (now Harare in Zimbabwe).
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