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Medal - Opening of the First Federal Parliament, Victoria, Australia, 1901
Reg. No: NU 33086
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- Summary:
- Australia
First Parliament, 1901 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Bronze medal issued to school teachers to commemorate the opening of the first Parliament of Australia, held in Melbourne in 1901. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 37 mm (Height), 29 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 8.84 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | australian federation 1901, royal exhibition building |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, HRH Edward VII (1841-1910), HRH King George V (1865-1936), HM Queen Mary (1867-1953), HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | australian federation |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1901 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII; above, AUST. COMMONWEALTH / EST.1.JAN.1901 / 63RD OF VICTORIA, R.I.; below, FIRST PARLIAMENT OPENED / MAY 1901 / 1ST OF EDWARD VII; below, WA TAS NSW VIC SA QLD |
| Reverse Description: | Busts of Duke and Duchess; above, OPENING OF THE FIRST / FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; below, T.R.H. / THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) Busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII; above, AUST. COMMONWEALTH / EST.1.JAN.1901 / 63RD OF VICTORIA, R.I.; below, FIRST PARLIAMENT OPENED / MAY 1901 / 1ST OF EDWARD VII; below, WA TAS NSW VIC SA QLD (obverse) Busts of Duke and Duchess; above, OPENING OF THE FIRST / FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; below, T.R.H. / THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901(reverse) |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria |
| Person Depicted: | King Edward VII |
| Person Depicted: | HRH George Duke of Cornwall & York |
| Person Depicted: | HRH Mary Duchess of Cornwall & York |
| References: | Car. 1901/2 |
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