Bophuthatswana Defence Force Service Medal (Bronze) Medals preserving its authenticity

preserving its authenticity

The reverse bears the Rhodesian coat of arms

Blackened metal cap badge of the Royal Rhodesia Regiment (RRR) featuring a Maltese-style star surmounted by the King’s Crown

The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

Bophuthatswana Defence Force Service Medal (Bronze) Medals preserving its authenticityA bronze service medal issued by the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) prior to the reintegration of the homeland into South Africa in 1994. The obverse shows the distinctive carved leopard head in a circular fieldsymbolic of the BDFs identitysurrounded by stylised arrow motifs. The reverse displays the Bophuthatswana national coat of arms, featuring two kudu supporters and the national motto. Ribbon colours: Blue with yellow edge stripes,