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Medal - Williamstown Rifle Range, Australia, 1879
Reg. No: NU 20055
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- Summary:
- Silver Prize Medal
Made from a military medal of Queen Victoria with the reverse erased
Other Details: Silver medal commissioned by the Williamstown Rifle Range in 1879. It was presented by the Mayor of Williamstown, W.F. Knight, at the final match of the Williamstown Ranges, and was won by Bombardier W.A. Lancaster on February 15 1879.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 36 mm (Diameter) |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Williamstown Rifle Range, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | sport |
| Series: | Association |
| DateEra: | 1879 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Engraved:PRESENTED BY/THE MAYOR OF WILLAMSTOWN/W.F.KNIGHT ESQ,/FINAL MATCH/WILLIAMSTOWN RANGES/WON BY/BOMBARDIER LANCASTER W.A/FEBRUARY 15TH 1879 |
| Reverse Description: | VICTORIA REGINA Young head of Queen Victoria, facing l., W.WYON R.A. under neck truncation |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) Engraved: PRESENTED BY/THE MAYOR OF WILLAMSTOWN/W.F.KNIGHT ESQ,/FINAL MATCH/WILLIAMSTOWN RANGES/WON BY/BOMBARDIER LANCASTER W.A/FEBRUARY 15TH 1879 (obverse) VICTORIA REGINA Young head of Queen Victoria, facing l., W.WYON R.A. under neck truncation (reverse) |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Australia |
| Commissioned By: | Williamstown Rifle Range, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia |
| Awarded To: | Bombardier W. Lancaster - Williamstown Rifle Range |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria |
| Person Named: | W. Knight |
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