Northern Rhodesia. A Northern Rhodesia Police Belt Buckle

Two-piece construction, in white metal, the left piece with a large King's Crown backed by a series of horizontal rules, a belt loop on the left end, the right piece slotted in the centre in order to receive the aforementioned tab, the slotted area surrounded by a circular ring inscribed "NORTHERN RHODESIA POLICE", with a belt loop on the right end, marked with the reverse image of a number "6." on the reverse of the tab, measuring 89 mm (w) x 57.8 mm (h) when linked together, scattered traces of amber-coloured glue evident on both sides, very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: In 1953, the creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland grouped together Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Malawi) as a single semi-autonomous region. This was undertaken despite opposition from a sizeable minority of the population, who demonstrated against it in 1960-1961. Northern Rhodesia was the centre of much of the turmoil and crisis characterizing the federation in its last years. After a push for independence, Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia on October 24, 1964.