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Medal - Fire Brigade Demonstration, Sandhurst, Australia, 1880
Reg. No: NU 20214
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- Summary:
- Australia
Fire Brigade, Sandhurst, Demonstration 1880 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
A hand-engraved silver prize medal won by W. Q. Mann of the B.C. Fire Brigade at a Fire Brigade demonstration in Sandhurst, Melbourne in 1880. - Description:
- A Hand engraved silver prize medal (26 mm diameter with loop at top) won by W. Q. Mann of the B.C. Fire Brigade.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 26 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 8.52 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | fire brigade demonstrations, fire brigades |
| Themes this item is part of: | George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | emergency services |
| Series: | Australian Presentation Medals |
| DateEra: | 1880 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Engraved on shield in centre void, SANDHURST above a hose apparatus; around, FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION 1880 |
| Reverse Description: | Engraved on shield, WON BY / LIEUT / W.Q. Mann / B.C.F.B.; around on broad rim, engraved floral design |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION 1880 SANDHURST Reverse: WON BY LIEUT W.Q. Mann B.C.F.B. |
| Shape: | Round with loop |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Australia |
| Awarded To: | Lieutenant W Mann - B.C. Fire Brigade, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
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