British South Africa Company Medal
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british-south-africa-company-medal-301-6961450
title:
British South Africa Company Medal
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The British South Africa Company Medal (1890–97). In 1896, Queen Victoria sanctioned the issue by the British South Africa Company of a medal to troops who had been engaged in the First Matabele War. In 1897, the award was extended to those engaged in the two campaigns of the Second Matabele War, namely Rhodesia (1896) and Mashonaland (1897). The three medals are the same except for name of the campaign for which the medal was issued, inscribed on the reverse. In 1927, the government of Southern
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_South_Africa_Company_Medal
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2024-03-12T18:25:10Z
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