Medal - Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition Commemorative, Victoria, Australia, 1888

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Summary:: Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition Commemorative 1888
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Other Details: This medal was produced as a memento of a visit to the exhibition. Its image of the Exhibition Building seen from the south-east was probably the best medallic representation.
Description:: A gilt medal (39 mm diameter) featuring a view of the Exhibition Building seen from the south-east across Carlton Gardens. The reverse has the letters CE (for Centennial Exhibition) at the centre surrounded by ornate scroll-work.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Themes this item is part of:	George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Commemorative
Tertiary Classification:	melbourne centennial exhibition 1888-1889
DateEra:	1888 AD
Obverse Description:	View of the Exhibition Building seen from the south-east across Carlton Gardens; around above, CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION in exergue, 1888 - 89 / MELBOURNE and on the exergue line, the mint name in small letters, STOKES & MARTIN MELBOURNE
Reverse Description:	At centre, the letters CE (for Centennial Exhibition) at the centre surrounded by ornate scroll-work; around on broad rim a wreath of British (left) and Australian flowers (right)
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	Obverse: CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1888 - 89 MELBOURNE Mint name in small letters, STOKES & MARTIN MELBOURNE Reverse : CE
Material:	gilded
Issued By:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Mint:	Stokes & Martin (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
References:	Car.1888-9/4