This is a silver medal made in London for the Melbourne Regatta of 1868. It features a classical representation of a River God, in this case to be understood as the Yarra, resting on an amphora from which the river begins to flow. The god holds an oar, representing rowing.

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Obverse – River God reclining on a river bank holding an oar and resting on an amphora from which the Yarra river flows. The maker's name W.J.TAYLOR LONDON can be seen in small letters below the river. Taylor had tried to set up a mint in Melbourne in the early 1850s and retained links to the city.		Reverse – The inscription MELBOURNE REGATTA Upper Yarra 1868 SENIOR 4 OARED CIC RACE S. Edwards Coxswain.

Transferred from National Gallery of Victoria, 1976