Coins and Medals.

8hr medal.

1788-1850 | 1851-1864 | 1865-1879 | 1880-1899 | 1900-1934 | 1934-1950 | 1951-1965 | 1966-2000

International Exhibition gold medal, 1880

Melbourne Hippodrome medal, 1881

The Victoria Medal, 1882

Picnic prize medal, 1883

Victorian Volunteer Forces medal, 1883

Melbourne Wharf Labourers check, 1885

Crown (five shillings), 1887

International Exhibition medals, 1888

Eiffel Tower medal, 1889

Melbourne Total Abstinence medal, 1890

Cycling medals, 1890s

Chinese Chamber of Commerce medal, 1891

Eight Hours Committee badge, 1891

Columbian Exposition medal, 1892 – 1893

Crown (five shillings), 1894

VAAA gold medal, 1899

Melbourne Hippodrome medal, 1881

This engraved silver medal was presented to the bandmaster of the Melbourne Hippodrome in 1881. The Hippodrome was an entertainment facility that stood on the south bank of the Yarra on St Kilda Road.

Melbourne Hippodrome medal, obverse.

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Melbourne Hippodrome medal, reverse.

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Obverse – An engraving of the front of the Hippodrome with the word HIPPODROME above and MELBOURNE 1881 below.		Reverse – The engraving PRESENTED TO T.B. JOHNSON FROM R. DRIVER FOR SATISFACTORY MANAGEMENT AS BANDMASTER APRIL 1881.

Purchased, 1989

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