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Medal - Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, Gold Prize, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Reg. No: NU 16451
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- Summary:
- Gold prize medal awarded to the Education Department at the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne. The Education Department won a gold medal in four categories: for the organisation of state elementary education and school buildings, for apparatus and kindergarten appliances, for the kindergarten system and for pupils' work.
The Exhibition, celebrating a century of Australian settlement, surpassed even the grand scale of the1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. It attracted over two million people, but the Victorian government had to spend £250 000 on it, ten times the amount estimated. The exhibition had a distinctively imperial focus, and a greater emphasis on culture than in 1880, particularly on music and painting. A choir of 5000 sang music old and new, and 500,000 people attended symphony concerts. There were over 3000 paintings on display, including works by artists like JMW Turner and C Lutyens. The Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens was lit inside and out by electric lights, claimed to be the largest installation of arc lighting in the world. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Education Department of Victoria
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 38 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 45.871 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Box size 65*65*20 |
More information
| Tagged with: | education, exhibitions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Prize Medals, Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, 1888, 1888 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition Medals, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | melbourne centennial exhibition 1888-1889 |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1888 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria left; around, CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MELBOURNE |
| Reverse Description: | Within wreath the Southern Cross; above, ARTIBUS DIGNIS; below, HONOR INSIGNIS; below wreath, M DCCCLXXXVIII Tiny initials CV below ribbon on wreath |
| Edge Description: | THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Designer: | George Anderson - Royal Mint, Melbourne |
| Engraver: | Stokes & Martin (Mint) |
| Awarded To: | Education Department of Victoria Training College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, 1888 |
| Place & Date of Event: | Exhibition: 1888 Centennial, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| References: | Car. 1888/8 in gold |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Prize Medals, Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, 1888
- 1888 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition Medals
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria
- HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
- Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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