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Medal - 'Port Phillip Australia', Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
Reg. No: NU 4942
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
c. 1900 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: Medal inscribed 'Port Phillip Australia' and the date 1853 on the obverse and the arms of Victoria on the reverse. The medal is dated about 1900. The die used for the obverse was cracked. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 23 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 5.240 g (Weight) |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | governance |
| DateEra: | circa 1900 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within circle, Kangaroo standing right, below 1853; around struck into ornate rim, PORT PHILLIP AUSTRALIA Die cracked |
| Reverse Description: | Within olive wreath and below rising sun, arms of Victoria |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) At centre within circle, Kangaroo standing right, below 1853; around struck into ornate rim, PORT PHILLIP AUSTRALIA Die cracked (obverse) Within olive wreath and below rising sun, arms of Victoria (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gilt Bronze |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons (Mint) |
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