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Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. Dupont

Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. DupontRhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. Dupont
Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. DupontRhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. Dupont
Form: Circular
By: Trevor Wood / Matthews Manufacturing Co.
Date: 1975
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0896a;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
42.3 mmPure Silver42.3 gm$45
42.2 mmGilded Bronze39.1 gm$20

Edge: Plain. Stamped with issue number. This silver medal: 1425. This bronze medal: "0030".

Obverse: 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".

Reverse: Baobab tree with roots and leaves with trunk dividing: "1970 1975". Monogram: "M" below.

Notes: 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.