The source of the image for this stamp was an official coloured plate of the Coat of Arms. The shield shows a golden pick (“the pioneers who dug for gold”) and above it a lion passant between two thistles (the Rhodes’ family arms). Sable antelopes are the supporters and above the shield is a gold and green crest bearing the Great Zimbabwe Bird (a soapstone bird taken from the ancient ruins of Zimbabwe), now a symbol of Rhodesia. Beneath the shield is the motto Sit Nomine Digna—”Let Rhodesia be worthy of her name”.
Details
- Designer: Victor Whiteley
- Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London
- Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Process: Photogravure
- Paper: White paper with clear gum
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb)
- Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A
- Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
- Quantity: 83,700
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