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- A Mint Melbourne, Australia
- A Artist Melbourne, Australia
- B Issued By Portland, Australia
- B Person Named Portland, Australia
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Medal - Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Portland, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Reg. No: NU 20408
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Portland
Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1887 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: Medal issued in 1887 by the Town of Portland to celebrate the 50th jubilee of Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne. It names W.T. Pile as Mayor. William Thomas Pile served as Mayor from 1887 to 1888. Portland is regarded as the birthplace of Victoria. The Henty brothers, entrepreneur farmers and whalers, established the state's first permanent white settlement in Portland in 1834. It initially rivalled Melbourne, but developed slowly as a fishing port. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 12.55 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | 31 |
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| Tagged with: | architecture, celebrations, queen victoria golden jubilee 1887, royal anniversaries, town halls |
| Themes this item is part of: | Harry Stokes, Medal Artist (circa 1840-?), Municipality of Glenelg, Victoria, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Municipality of Portland, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | royal jubilees |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1887 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing veil and coronet; Around, VICTORIA'S JUBILEE Below, 1887. Inscription on truncation of Queen's neck: H.S. |
| Reverse Description: | At centre within broad ornate, zigzag border Town Hall building; around above, TOWN HALL PORTLAND; In exergue: W. T. PILE ESQ. / MAYOR |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1887 Named on truncation |
| Artist: | Harry Stokes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1887 'STOKES & MARTIN' on truncation. |
| Commissioned By: | Portland Town Council, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria |
| Person Named: | William Pile - Portland Town Council, Portland, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 Named as Mayor on medal |
| References: | Car. 1887/86 |
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