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Medal - HMAS Sydney, Sinking of the Bartolomeo Colleoni, New South Wales, Australia, 1940
Reg. No: NU 38490
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- Summary:
- Australia New South Wales Sydney
HMAS Sydney Sinking the Bartolomeo Colleoni 1940 (AD)
Mint: Amor
Other Details: This is an example of the medal awarded to the captain and crew of HMAS Sydney on 11 February 1941 when the ship returned to Australia after war service in the Mediterranean. It had recently sunk the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni. When sailing off the coast of Western Australia later the same year the Sydney was sunk by a German raider with the loss of all 645 aboard. Most of the medals were lost also. - Description:
- Silver medal
View of H.M.A.S. Sydney in battle steaming fast toright with guns firing, in the background the Bartolomeo Colleoni is burning and sinking on the horizon
Between two laurel wreaths, the top joined by an anchor with crown and star, the legend: PRESENTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF SYDNEY / TO CAPTAIN J.A. COLLINS C.B.,R.A.N. / THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.A.S. SYDNEY / IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR GALLANT FIGHT / AGAINST SUPERIOR SPEED AND WEIGHT OF / ARMAMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SINKING / OF THE ITALIAN CRUISER / BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI / IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA / JULY NINETEEN / 1940
Edge inscribed THE CAPTAIN EACH OFFICER AND EACH MEMBER OF SHIP'S COMPANY RECEIVED ONE OF THESE 11:2:41 - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 57 mm (Width), 3 mm (Length), 58 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | width = diameter |
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| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection, W.J. Amor Mint, Medal Maker, New South Wales, The Royal Australian Navy |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | military history |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1940 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Between two laurel wreaths, the top joined by an anchor with crown and star, the legend: PRESENTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF SYDNEY / TO CAPTAIN J.A. COLLINS C.B.,R.A.N. / THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.A.S. SYDNEY / IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR GALLANT FIGHT / AGAINST SUPERIOR SPEED AND WEIGHT OF / ARMAMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SINKING / OF THE ITALIAN CRUISER / BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI / IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA / JULY NINETEEN / 1940 |
| Reverse Description: | View of H.M.A.S. Sydney in battle steaming fast toright with guns firing, in the background the Bartolomeo Colleoni is burning and sinking on the horizon |
| Edge Description: | Inscribed THE CAPTAIN EACH OFFICER AND EACH MEMBER OF SHIP'S COMPANY RECEIVED ONE OF THESE 11:2:41 |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) Inscribed THE CAPTAIN EACH OFFICER AND EACH MEMBER OF SHIP'S COMPANY RECEIVED ONE OF THESE 11:2:41 The legend: PRESENTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF SYDNEY / TO CAPTAIN J.A. COLLINS C.B.,R.A.N. / THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.A.S. SYDNEY / IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR GALLANT FIGHT / AGAINST SUPERIOR SPEED AND WEIGHT etc. (obverse) View of H.M.A.S. Sydney in battle. (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940 |
| Mint: | Amor (Mint), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940 |
| Ship Depicted: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australia, 1940 |
| References: | Car.1940/2 |
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