Medal - Scottish Dancing Prize, Koo Wee Rup, Victoria, Australia, 1933

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Summary:: Australia Victoria Sale
Medal - Scottish Dancing Prize, Koo-wee-Rup 1933 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Bowman, Gladys
Other Details: This is one of a group of gold and silver medals won at country shows around Victoria by Gladys Bowman in the early 1930s for Scottish dancing. This medal was won in the Highland Fling Under 16 division.
Description:: An engraved silver and 9ct gold medal suspended by a loop at the top, it has the winners initials engraved on a gold shield on the obverse and details of the event engraved on the reverse.

Tagged with:	dancing, highland fling, scottish communities, scottish cultural activities, scottish dancing
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Civil
Tertiary Classification:	dance prizes
Series:	Australian Dancing Medals
DateEra:	1933 AD
Obverse Description:	An engraved medal suspended by a loop at the top, it has the winners initials GMB engraved on a gold shield at the centre.
Reverse Description:	KOO-WEE-RUP 17 - 3 - 33 HIGHLAND FLING (UNDER 16) Won by G.M. BOWMAN 3RD ST.SIL
Inscriptions:	Obverse: GMB Reverse: KOO-WEE-RUP 17 - 3 - 33 HIGHLAND FLING (UNDER 16) Won by G.M. BOWMAN 3RD ST.SIL
Material:	Silver
Issued By:	Koo-Wee-Rup, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1933
Awarded To:	Gladys Bowman, Australia, 1933