Centenary of Victoria award medal, 1951

This medal was produced by the Victorian Government as part of the celebrations of the centenary of independence from New South Wales. It was designed by the artist Andor Meszaros.

Centenary of Victoria award medal, obverse.

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Centenary of Victoria award medal, reverse.

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Obverse – At the centre are a man (bearing a torch) and a woman (blindfolded and bearing a sword) who represent Equity and Justice on horseback. The horse has broken loose from fetters and gallops forward representing Victoria breaking free from New South Wales in 1851.		Reverse – Two miners work a gold puddling machine. This marks the centenary of the discovery of gold in Victoria and highlighting the importance of gold in the economic development of the colony.

Purchased, 1990