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Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 3: Armed Forces Terrorist Warfare

Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 3: Armed Forces Terrorist WarfareRhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 3: Armed Forces Terrorist Warfare
Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 3: Armed Forces Terrorist WarfareRhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 3: Armed Forces Terrorist Warfare
Form: Circular
By: Trevor Wood / Matthews Manufacturing Co.
Date: 1972
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0896c;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
42.3 mmFine Silver44.1 gm$45
42.4 mmGilded Bronze36.7 gm$20

Edge: Plain. Stamped with the issue number. This silver medal: "333". This bronze medal: "01243".

Obverse: Conjoined heads of four members of the armed forces wearing caps, right. Signed: "TW" below. Legend: "RHODESIAN ARMED FORCES".

Reverse: Helicopter landing troops in the bush. In the exergue, cross automatic rifles, monogram: "M" between rifles on left, above: "TERRORIST WARFARE" and below: "1972".

Notes: Comes in a cardboard frame labeled: " RHODESIAN HISTORY / MEDALLION / Volume Three" mounted inside an oblong transparent plastic holder and presented in a cardboard box with a certificate which states that 2,000 silver medals and 2,000 bronze medals were issued. The certificate for the silvered medal has the issue number. This medal: "333" (same as on edge).

The Rhodesian Bush War also known as the Zimbabwe War of Liberation was a civil war that commenced in 1964. The war ended in December 1979 with the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement. The country, renamed Zimbabwe, gained international recognition and Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) was elected president.