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- A Mint Melbourne, Australia
- B Issued By Sydney, Australia
- B Person Depicted Sydney, Australia
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Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Australia, 1937
Reg. No: NU 20306
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- Summary:
- Australia New South Wales Sydney
Prize medal 1937 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: This medal was struck to relpace medals featuring the head of Edward VIII who abdicated before his coronation in 1937. The detailed name and date of birth of the new King were intended to celebrate the Coronation. - Description:
- An unissued bronze prize medal (54 mm diameter) featuring a head of George VI, crowned, facing left together with plaque on which details of his name and date of birth were engraved. The reverse features a standard rural image with animals, fruits and grains a tractor and the rising sun together with a plaque on which a winners name would have been engraved.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 54 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 91.17 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, agriculture, celebrations, king george vi coronation 1936, royal coronations |
| Themes this item is part of: | Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, HRH George VI (1895-1952), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | Australian Agricultural Medals |
| DateEra: | 1937 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bust of George VI crowned facing left; around above, HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI.; below, scroll engraved, ALBERT FREDERICK ARTHUR GEORGE / BORN DEC. 14TH 1895 in small letters below bust, STOKES. MELB |
| Reverse Description: | Rural image with animals, fruits and grains, a tractor and the rising sun together with a plaque on which a winners name would have been engraved; around, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES; below, SYDNEY |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI. STOKES. MELB ALBERT FREDERICK ARTHUR GEORGE BORN DEC. 14TH 1895 Reverse: ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES SYDNEY |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1937 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1937 |
| Person Depicted: | HM George VI, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1937 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Sustainable Futures Collection
- Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
- HRH George VI (1895-1952)
- Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales
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