Extract below is from a South African Medals website:-
Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 1: First President C.W. Dupont
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| Form: |
Circular |
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| By: |
Trevor Wood / Matthews Manufacturing Co. |
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| Date: |
1975 |
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| Ref: |
Laidlaw: 0896a; |
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| Variations: |
| 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: |
Plain. Stamped with issue number.
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| 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".
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| Reverse: |
Baobab tree with roots and leaves with trunk dividing: "1970 1975". Monogram: "M" below.
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| 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. |
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