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Medal - Education Department Board of Advice Award, Victoria, Australia, circa 1873-1910
Reg. No: NU 20368
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Medal - Education Department Board of Advice Large Silver Award c 1875 (AD)
Mint: Melbourne
Other Details: Medal commissioned by the Victorian Education Department Board of Advice and designed by Melbourne jeweller, engraver and die-sinker Ernst A. Altmann. When free and compulsory education were first introduced in Victoria in 1873 the local management of schools in each area was facilitated through a Board of Advice, a forerunner of today's School Councils. Each Board controlled a number of schools within a specified school district. The responsibility of Board members included checking on the condition and management of schools (including sporting facilities and books), inducing children to attend school, recommending scholarships, suspending teachers in cases of misconduct and identifying the need for new schools. Each Board of Advice consisted of five to seven people, elected by ratepayers living in the school district. All Boards of Advice were abolished under the Education Act 1910. The role performed by these Boards was effectively assumed by a new body known as the School Committee which was to be established within every school. - Description:
- An unissued specimen silver prize medal (37 mm diameter) featuring a profile bust the ancient Greek goddess Athena facing right wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 37 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 34.01 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | education, greek mythology |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Ernst August Altmann, Jeweller & Engraver (circa 1850-1920), Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | education prizes |
| Series: | Australian Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1873-1910 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Profile bust the ancient Greek goddess Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin; around, STATE SCHOOLS OF VICTORIA; below in small letters, E.A. ALTMANN. MELBOURNE. |
| Reverse Description: | Olive wreath; at top, BOARD / OF / ADVICE / AWARDED TO |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: STATE SCHOOLS OF VICTORIA E.A. ALTMANN. MELBOURNE. Reverse: BOARD / OF / ADVICE / AWARDED TO |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Education Department of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, circa 1875 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | Ernst Altmann, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1875 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Ernst August Altmann, Jeweller & Engraver (circa 1850-1920)
- Education Department of Victoria
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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