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Medal - Melbourne Centenary Royal Show Presentation, Royal Melbourne Show, Victoria, Australia, 1934
Reg. No: NU 18363
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- Summary:
- Melbourne Centenary Royal Show Presentation Medal 1934 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Awarded to: Pott, E. Helme (Lt. Col.)
Other Details: In 1934 the Melbourne Show celebrated the Centenary of Victoria with a series of special events. The Governor of Victoria, Lord Huntingfield KCMG, was awarded a bronze medal in appreciation for his support. Prize winners that year each received a similar medal.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 54 mm (Diameter) |
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| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, celebrations, melbourne centenary 1935, royal melbourne show |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck Huntingfield, Governor of Victoria (1883-1969), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | melbourne centenary |
| Series: | Agricultural Prize |
| DateEra: | 1934 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Melbourne Centenary symbol of man on horse holding torch; around, MELBOURNE CENTENARY ROYAL SHOW, in exergue, VICTORIA / 1934 |
| Reverse Description: | Pastoral scene; below engraved on plaque, Presented to / Lt. Col. E. HELME POTT. D.S.D. M.V.O. / 19 October 1934 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), 1934 |
| Awarded To: | Lord William Huntingfield, 1934 |
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