West Melbourne Bowling Club medal, 1873

The gold prize medal of the West Melbourne Bowling Club for their first Bowling Championship in 1873. The medal was made in gold and enamelled in red and blue - although most of the enamelling has been lost. It was won by William Aitken.

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Obverse – Around the monogram WMBC (West Melbourne Bowling Club) is the inscription FIRST CHAMPION BOWLING TROPHY 1873.		Reverse – Around the monogram the inscription WILLIAM AITKEN.

Transferred from National Gallery of Victoria, 1976