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VAAA gold medal, 1899

This is a gold medal awarded by the Victorian Amateur Athletics Association in 1899 to the winner of the competition "Putting the Weight" (now the shot put). It was won by WJ Doolan.

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Obverse – At the centre is the monogram VAAA (Victorian Amateur Athletics Association) above the word CHAMPIONSHIP.		Above the monogram the words PUTTING THE WEIGHT have been inscribed. Reverse – W.J.DOOLAN 1ST. 18 FEBY. 1899 is engraved within a wreath.

Transferred from National Gallery of Victoria, 1976