 Southern Rhodesia Chief's Medal, 1953. Bronze oval, 46.4 x 33.9mm. Choice Extremely Fine. Obv. Types as above. Rev. Arms and supporters of this white-ruled self-governing Crown Colony. Suspended from yellow pinback ribbon.
Southern Rhodesia soon joined the ill-fated Central African Federation. After years of struggle, a unilateral Declaration of Independence and subsequent African majority rule, the area is now known as Zimbabwe.
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