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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Commemorative, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Reg. No: NU 30904
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Melbourne Exhibition Commemorative
Gilt commemorative medal from the International Exhbition, Melbourne 1880-1881
Other Details: This medal was struck for sale to visitors to the exhibition. It features view of the Exhibition Building from the south-east and a head of Queen Victoria wearing coronet and neckless of pearls by T. Stokes. Unlike most medals of this type, it is not holed. The Melbourne International Exhibition ran from 1 October 1880 to 30 April 1881. The exhibition building that still stands was constructed for the occasion, designed by Joseph Reed and built by David Mitchell. Over 1.3 million people visited the exhibition at a time when Melbourne's population was only around 282,000. - Description:
- A gilt medal that features a view of the Exhibition Building from the south-east and a head of Queen Victoria wearing coronet and neckless of pearls
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1987
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 22 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 4.70 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | exhibitions, royal exhibition building |
| Themes this item is part of: | Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | melbourne international exhibition 1880-1881 |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1880 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing coronet and necklace of pearls; around VICTORIA 1880-1 and in tiny letters on the truncation the srtists initials, T.S. |
| Reverse Description: | A view of the Exhibition Building from the south-east; in exergue, INTERNATIONAL / EXHIBITION / 1880 MELBOURNE / 1881 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: VICTORIA 1880-1 and in tiny letters on the truncation the srtists initials, T.S. Reverse: INTERNATIONAL / EXHIBITION / 1880 MELBOURNE / 1881 |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria |
| References: | Car. 1880-81/6 in gilt |
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