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Medal - Victoria's Jubilee Exhibition, Commemorative, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Reg. No: NU 35418
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Medal - Victoria's Jubilee Exhibition Gilt Commemorative 1884 - 1885 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Other Details: Gilt commemorative medal issued for Victoria's Jubilee Exhibition. The Exhibition was held in the Royal Exhibition Buildings in 1884-5 as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of white settlement in Victoria. - Description:
- A gilt commemorative medal (22 mm diameter) featuring a view of the Melbourne Exhibition Building and the date of the Jubilee celebrations beginning, 19 November 1884. The medal is not holed and has a small extension at 12 below which a hole may have been intended.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 22 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 4.99 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | exhibitions, royal exhibition building |
| Themes this item is part of: | George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | royal jubilees |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1884 AD |
| Obverse Description: | View of the Melbourne Exhibition Building, in exergue, EXHIBITION / MELBOURNE |
| Reverse Description: | Winhin octagonal compartment formed by checker-work around the medal rim. at centre, 19 NOV. around, VICTORIA'S JUBILEE . 1884 . |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: EXHIBITION MELBOURNE Reverse: VICTORIA'S JUBILEE 19 NOV. 1884 |
| Material: | Gilt Bronze |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Martin, 1884 |
| References: | Car. 1884/2 in gilt bronze, not holed |
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