Rhodesia: Rhodesian History Medallion Volume 5: Internal Settlement
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| Form: |
Circular |
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| By: |
Trevor Wood / Matthews Manufacturing Co. |
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| Date: |
1978 |
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| Ref: |
Laidlaw: 0896e; |
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| Variations: |
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 42.5 mm |
Pure Silver |
45.0 gm |
$45 |
| 42.4 mm |
Gilded Bronze |
36.9 gm |
$20 |
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| Edge: |
Plain. Stamped with issue number on the edge.
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| Obverse: |
Within half-elliptical frames, arrangement of four named heads, 10 o'clock: "SMITH",
2 o'clock: "MUZOREWA", 4 o'clock: "SITHOLE", 8 o'clock: "CHIRAU".
Legend: "INTERNAL SETTLEMENT PREPARATION FOR MAJORITY RULE".
Signed: "TW" dividing: "FOR MAJORITY".
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| Reverse: |
Aerial view of the Great Zimbabwe ruins. Monogram: "M" lower left.
Legend above: "ZIMBABWE (zigzag of rectangles) RHODESIA" and below between
zigzags of rectangles: "1978".
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| Notes: |
Comes in a cardboard frame labeled: " RHODESIAN HISTORY / MEDALLION / Volume Five"
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.
On March 3, 1978, Ian Smith signed the Internal Settlement Agreement with Bishop
Abel Muzorewa, the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and Chief Jeremiah Chiarau.
The agreement excluded the militant leaders of the Patriotic Front Robert Mugabe
and Joshua Nkomo who are waging a guerrilla war against the Rhodesia from the neighbouring
states of Mozambique and Zambia. Under this agreement elections were held and Bishop
Abel Muzorewa became prime minister on 1 June 1979. However, international recognition was
not forthcoming. |
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