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Medal - Sabbath School Celebration, Australia, 1889
Reg. No: NU 20881
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- Summary:
- Australia
Sabbath School Jubilee Celebration, 1889 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued to commemorate a Sabbath School 50th jubilee celebration in 1889. It was commissioned by Mrs C. Palmer. 1839 was a signficant year for the Presbyterian Church in Australia. The Church was founded in South Australia that year, and in Melbourne Presbyterians were allotted a two acre site on the corner of Collins Street and Russell Street, on which Scots Church and its manse were built.
Previous Collections: George McArthur - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 13.99 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | religions |
| Themes this item is part of: | George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Presbyterian Church of Victoria, McArthur Bequest |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | religions |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1889 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within wide rim, * / SABBATH / SCHOOL / CELEBRATION / 1889 * / LEV.XXV.10 (The last line refers to Leviticus 1.25.10 - and ye shall Hallow the 50th year) |
| Reverse Description: | At centre within broar rim the biblical burning bush; below, EX.III.2; around, NEC TAMEN CONSUMEBATUR (nor yet was the bush consumed) |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Presbyterian Church of Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Commissioned By: | Mrs C. Palmer - Presbyterian Church of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
| References: | Car. 1889/3 |
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