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Medal - Australia Day, Gold Donor, Victoria, Australia, 1915
Reg. No: NU 35357
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Australia Day, Gold Donor 1915 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: Australia Day Gold Donor medal, dated 30 July 1915, commemorating the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) battle, then underway. Australia Day was celebrated on 30 July in 1915, and attracted enthusiastic crowds. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 30 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 8.53 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | anzac day, australia day, commemorations, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, HRH King George V (1865-1936), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | military history |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative medals |
| DateEra: | 1915 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre bare head of George V left; below in tiny letters, S&S; on arms of cross, REMEMBER THE DARDANELLES 1915 |
| Reverse Description: | JULY / 30TH / 1915 / AUSTRALIA DAY / GOLD / DONOR |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | REMEMBER THE DARDANELLES 1915 JULY 30TH 1915 AUSTRALIA DAY GOLD DONOR |
| Material: | Gilt Bronze |
| Issued By: | Victoria, Australia, 1915 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1915 |
| Person Depicted: | King George V, 1915 |
| References: | Car.1915/13 |
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