Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. Dupont
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Trevor Wood / Matthews Manufacturing Co. |
Date:
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1975 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0896a;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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42.3 mm | Pure Silver | 42.3 gm | $45 | 42.2 mm | Gilded Bronze | 39.1 gm | $20 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Stamped with issue number. This silver medal: 1425. This bronze medal: "0030".
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Obverse:
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Conjoined heads of Dupont and lion, right. Signed: "TW" below truncation. Legend above: "THE HON. C.W. DUPONT I.D." and below between stops: "FIRST PRESIDENT OF RHODESIA".
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Reverse:
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Baobab tree with roots and leaves with trunk dividing: "1970 1975". Monogram: "M" below.
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Notes:
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Comes in a cardboard frame labeled: " RHODESIAN HISTORY / MEDALLION / Volume One" mounted inside an oblong transparent plastic holder and presented in a green cardboard box with a certificate which states that 2,000 silver medals and 2,000 bronze medals were issued.
Dupont was Deputy Prim Minister in the Smith Government between 1965 and 1970. When Rhodesia became a Republic in 1970 Dupont was made President replacing the Queen as Head of State. He retired in 1975.
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