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Medal - Archbishop of Melbourne Welcome, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Reg. No: NU 29393
- Summary:
- This medal was probably mass-produced to celebrate the arrival of the new Archbishop of Melbourne, Thomas Jospeh Carr. The medal is inscribed in Gaelic 'one hundred thousand welcomes'. Car was Bishop of Galway, Ireland, and migrated to Victoria to assume his post. He served as Archbishop of Melbourne 1886 - 1917. The medal is inscribed 'CEADE MILLE FAILTHE' - one hundred thousand welcomes'.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 37 mm (Height), 34 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 7.12 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | 34 * 37 mm |
More information
| Tagged with: | religions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Thomas Joseph Carr, Archbishop of Melbourne (1839-1917) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | religions |
| Series: | Commemorative |
| DateEra: | 1887 AD |
| Obverse Description: | On top arm of cross, CEADE / MILLE / FAILTHE across cross arms, TO / THE / ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE on bottom of cross, 1887 |
| Reverse Description: | Plain |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | cross |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Person Named: | Thomas Carr |
| References: | Not listed in Carlisle |
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