Medal for the Gothic Bank, 1976

Decimalisation in the mid-1960s saw a number of new collector societies formed. One was the ANZ Bank Numismatic Society, which was formed in1965. Ten years later, the society commemorated the ANZ Bank's Gothic Bank in Bourke Street Melbourne by the issue of this medal.

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Obverse – A corner view of the Gothic Bank on the corner of Queen and Collins Streets with the legend THE GOTHIC BANK NATIONAL TRUST 1975 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE.		Reverse – Within a border of stars it has the legend ANZ NUMISMATIC SOCIETY MELBOURNE EST. 1965. In small letters below this is the makers name K.G.LUKE.

Purchased, 1976