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Medal - Sailors & Brothers, Victoria, Australia, circa 1890
Reg. No: NU 20622
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Sailors and Brothers c. 1890 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: This is one of a small group of medals sharing the Sailors & Brothers obverse featuring clasped hands. They appear to be related to the Australian Sailor's Union and are known with reverses for Victoria and South Australia. - Description:
- A silver medal (17 mm diameter) featuring clasped hands and a crossed anchor and spade
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 19 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 2.69 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | trade unions |
| 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: | trade unions |
| Series: | Australian Union Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1890 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, two clasped hands; above, SAILORS / & ; below, BROTHERS ornate rim beading |
| Reverse Description: | Crossed anchor and spade; at left, S; at right, U; around, VICTORIA'S PRIDE |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: SAILORS & BROTHERS Reverse: S U VICTORIA'S PRIDE |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint) |
| References: | Not in Carlisle but see S/1 for the South Australian medal |
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