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Medal - Victorian Exhibition Commemorative, Victoria, Australia, 1872
Reg. No: NU 35004
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Melbourne Victorian Exhibition Commemorative 1872 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Other Details: This medal was struck by the Melbourne firm Stokes and Martin with a medal press they set up to demonstrate medal making at the 1872-73 Victorian Exhibition. The Exhibition was held 6 November 1872 - 8 January 1873. - Description:
- A bronze commemorative medal (22 mm diameter) featuring Julius Hogarth's aboriginal portrait and and Australian shield surmounted by a possum.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 22 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 4.17 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | exhibitions, lords prayer |
| Themes this item is part of: | Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibitions |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1872 AD |
| Obverse Description: | BILLI EX : REX : VICT./1872 Head of a bearded Aborigine facing right, Intials I.H under neck truncation |
| Reverse Description: | STRUCK AT THE EXHIBITION MINT Coat of arms surrounded by a wreath |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Inscriptions: | BILLI EX : REX : VICT. 1872 Head of a bearded Aborigine facing right, Intials I.H under neck truncation (obverse) STRUCK AT THE EXHIBITION MINT Coat of arms surrounded by a wreath (reverse) |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Martin (Mint), 1872 |
| Artist: | Julius Hogarth, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| References: | Car 1872/2 |
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