Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Republic. A Medal For The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Occupation Of Matabeleland 1893-1933 GTRexclude Innes with a strength of

Innes with a strength of 36 officers and 1

Yours very sincerely

A large silver gilt badge consisting of a white enameled double headed crowned eagle

47 mm x 110 mm

contained in contemporary Garrard

Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Republic. A Medal For The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Occupation Of Matabeleland 1893-1933 GTRexclude Innes with a strength ofIn bronze, measuring 33. 5 mm in diameter, bruised, edge nicks, light contact, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in modern day Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, had tried to avoid outright war with the company's pioneers because he and his advisors were mindful of the destructive power of European