| British South Africa Company Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by British South Africa Company | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | First Matabele War, Second Matabele War, and the Pioneer Column |
| Awarded for | Service in the Matabele Wars |
| Description | Circular, silver medal, 36 mm inches in diameter. The ribbon consists of four golden yellow and three navy blue stripes. |
| Clasps | Matabeleland 1893, Rhodesia 1896, Mashonaland 1897, Mashonaland 1890 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1896, 1897, 1927 |
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 Queen sanctioned another medal for those engaged in the two campaigns of the Second Matabele War: Rhodesia (1896) and Mashonaland (1897). The three medals are the same except for name and date above the lion on the reverse, and the three wordings above the lion denote the campaign for which the medal was issued.
In 1927, the government of South Rhodesia issued a medal to commemorate the earlier 1890 Pioneer Column. This medal identical to the prior medals, except that it was struck without any campaign details on the reverse.
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Four were issued: