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Medal - ANZAC Day School Children's, Education Department of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1918
Reg. No: NU 18762
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
ANZAC Day, 1918 1918 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: Medal issued to Victorian school children to commemorate ANZAC Day, 25 April, in 1918. The reverse image of the bust of an Australian soldier was adapted from a drawing by H. Harvey, an at assistant in the Victorian Education Department. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 28 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 9.03 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | anzac day, commemorations, gallipoli, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Education Department of Victoria, Education Department of Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | military history |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1918 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bust of uniformed soldier wearing hat facing left; around, HONOR TO THE A.I.F. below in small letters the mint initials, S&S |
| Reverse Description: | Incuse on scroll which rests on olive branch, GALLIPOLI / FRANCE / PALESTINE; above EVD ; below, ANZAC DAY 1918 |
| Edge Description: | plain |
| Shape: | Round with loop |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Education Department of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1918 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons (Mint), 1918 |
| Artist: | H. Harvey, Australia, 1918 |
| Commissioned By: | Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1918 |
| References: | Car.1918/2 |
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