Medal - Bicentenary of the Mutiny on the Bounty, M.R. Roberts Ltd, New South Wales, Australia, 1989

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Summary:: Australia New South Wales
Bi-Centenary of the Mutiny on the Bounty 1989 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: A gilt medal issued by M.R. Roberts to commemorate the bicentenary of the 1789 mutiny on the Bounty. The medal pictures sailing ship seen from the rear, sailing away.
Description:: A gilt medal issued by M.R. Roberts
Sailing ship seen from the rear, sailing away, in foreground five figures in ship's long-boat; around, CAPTAIN BLIGH SET ADRIFT BY MUTINEERS
TO COMMEMORATE / THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY / OF / THE MUTINY ON THE / BOUNTY / 1789 - 1989
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Barrie Winsor - Wynyard Coin Centre, 1989

Tagged with:	mutiny on the bounty 1787
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDALS
Secondary Classification:	Commemorative
Tertiary Classification:	australian history
Series:	Australian Commemorative Medals
DateEra:	1989 AD
Obverse Description:	Sailing ship seen from the rear, sailing away, in foreground five figures in ship's long-boat; around, CAPTAIN BLIGH SET ADRIFT BY MUTINEERS
Reverse Description:	TO COMMEMORATE / THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY / OF / THE MUTINY ON THE / BOUNTY / 1789 - 1989
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	(edge) Plain (obverse) Sailing ship seen from the rear, sailing away, in foreground five figures in ship's long-boat; around, CAPTAIN BLIGH SET ADRIFT BY MUTINEERS (reverse) TO COMMEMORATE / THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY / OF / THE MUTINY ON THE / BOUNTY / 1789 - 1989
Shape:	Round
Material:	Gilt Bronze
Issued By:	M.R. Roberts Ltd, New South Wales, Australia
Commissioned By:	M.R. Roberts Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1989