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Medal - Rockbank Presentation, Shooting, Australia, 1922
Reg. No: NU 35570
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- Summary:
- Rockbank Presentation Medal
7 October 1922
Other Details: A gold medal hung from a blue ribbon from an inscribed gold bar with pin, presented to Donald Mackintosh, Melbourne, in 1922 for International Clay Bird Shooting. - Description:
- A gold medal hung from a blue ribbon from an inscribed gold bar with pin.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 87 mm (Height), 50 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 50.16 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Weight includes ribbon and bar |
More information
| Tagged with: | firearms, shooting, sport |
| Themes this item is part of: | Arms Collection, Leisure Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | sport |
| Series: | Australian Sport Medals |
| DateEra: | 1922 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre a globe; on scroll diagonally across, DONALD MACKINTOSH (Globe inscribed Europe Asia Africa Sahara Australia); around on broad rim, UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING AUSTRALIA ENGLAND FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY SPAIN |
| Reverse Description: | At centre on scroll, Melbourne Cup 1890 / CHAMPIONSHIPS / England, Rome / Belgium, Cannes / Monaco / GRAND PRIX / Paris, Florence / Madrid, Aux-les-bains / Monte Carlo / AGGREGATE / Monte Carlo 1908 / 1890 - 1922"; to left of scroll a shot-gun. Around on rim, INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUPS WON OUTRIGT + ENGLAND . AUSTRALIA . FRANCE + |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING AUSTRALIA ENGLAND FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY SPAIN DONALD MACKINTOSH (Globe inscribed Europe Asia Africa Sahara Australia) Reverse: Melbourne Cup 1890 CHAMPIONSHIPS England, Rome Belgium, Cannes Monaco GRAND PRIX Paris, Florence Madrid, Aux-les-bains Monte Carlo AGGREGATE Monte Carlo 1908 1890 - 1922. INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUPS WON OUTRIGHT ENGLAND AUSTRALIA FRANCE On bar: ROCKBANK PRESENTATION MEDAL 7.10.1922 100 Clay Birds broken consecutively 102 CARTRIDGES |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | Australia |
| Awarded To: | Donald Mackintosh, Australia, 1922 |
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