Medal - Prisoner of War, Liverpool Camp, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1916

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Summary:: Australia New South Wales Liverpool
Prisoner of War medal c. 1916 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Aluminum medal issued to commemorate the experience of Prisoners of War who had been interned at the Liverpool Camp during World War I. It features a wattle wreath with kangaroo on the obverse and a map of Australia on the reverse. It is inscribed in German - translated as 'a memento of our prisoner of war days'.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	internment camps, prison camps, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Military Campaigns
Tertiary Classification:	internment
Series:	Australian Commemorative medals
DateEra:	circa 1916 AD
Obverse Description:	Shield above crossed wattle wreath with Kangaroo l., emu r., supporters; above . GCC .; below, LIVERPOOL.N.S.W.
Reverse Description:	Map of Australia; within: .1914./.1915.1916; around on broad rim, .ZUM ANDENKEN . AN UNSERE KRIEGSGEFANGENSCHAFT . (Reverse translation by Carlisle - a memento of our prisoner of war days)
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	Plain (edge) .GCC./LIVERPOOL.N.S.W. Kangaroo l., emu r., holding a shield (obverse) .ZUM ANDENKEN./AN UNSERE KRIEGSGEFANGENSCHAFT around a raised relief of Australia; within: .1914./.1915.1916 (reverse)
Shape:	Round
Material:	Aluminium
Issued By:	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1916
References:	Car. 1916/4 M & H p232
Bibliography:	[Book], Leslie Carlisle, Australian commemorative medals and medalets from 1788, B & C Press, Sydney, 1983