Rhodesia: Great War Peace: Umtali
|
|
|
|
|
Form:
|
Circular
|
|
By:
|
- |
|
Date:
|
1919 |
|
Ref:
|
Laidlaw: 0142a;
|
|
Variations:
|
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
|---|
| 33.7 mm | Copper | 15.6 gm | $15 |
|
|
Edge:
|
Plain
|
|
Obverse:
|
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, clouds and a radiant sun. In the exergue, two doves holding, in their beaks, a scroll inscribed: “PEACE”
|
|
Reverse:
|
Within a wreath of laurel (left) and a palm frond (right), the coat of arms of Umtali with lion crest and motto: “FLOREAT UMTALI”. Superimposed above, a banner: “TO COMMEMORATE THE / VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION / OF THE GREAT WAR”.
|
|
Notes:
|
In 1919, Umtali was a small Rhodesian town, close to the border with Mozambique, on the railway line between Salisbury and Beira.
|
