Medal - Federation of Australian Commonwealth, Victoria, Australia, 1901

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Summary:: Australia
Federated Comonwealth, 1901 1901 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued to commemorate the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. It depicts Lord Hopetoun, first Governor General of Australia.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Discipline:	Numismatics
Dimensions:	2.00 mm (Height), 31.00 mm (Width), 31.00 mm (Length), 31.00 mm (Diameter)

Tagged with:	australian federation 1901, iconography, vx71005 a2 p
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection, Wannenmacher Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, John Adrien Louis Hope, Governor of Victoria & Governor-General of Australia (1860-1908)
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Commemorative
Tertiary Classification:	australian federation
Series:	Australian Commemorative Medals
DateEra:	1901 AD
Obverse Description:	At centre within broad rim a bust of Lord Hopetoun facing 3/4 left; around, LORD HOPETOUN FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL; around on broad rim, IN COMMEMORATION OF FEDERATED AUSTRALIA . 1 JAN. 1901
Reverse Description:	Britannia seated left, under arch inscribed, UNITY IS STRENGTH; with a capping-stone inscribed FEDER/ATION/1901,on globe which depicts Australia, holds flaming staff in right hand and rests left of Union Jack Shield; around AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, on ribbon below, ADVANCE. The names of the States are given on the columns of the arch.
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	(edge) (obverse) (reverse)
Shape:	Round
Material:	Gilt
Issued By:	Maximus, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Mint:	Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
Person Depicted:	Right Honourable John Hopetoun, 1901
References:	Car. 1901/25