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Medal - Visit of the British Naval Squadron, Victoria, Australia, 1924
Reg. No: NU 33123
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Visit of the British Naval Squadron, 1924 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: Gilt medal issued to commemorate the visit of the British Naval Squadron in 1924. It features a British sailor standing before a ship's cannon with a cutlass. - Description:
- A circular gilt medal with loop at top (31 mm diameter) featuring a British sailor standing before a ship's cannon resting the tip of a cutlasss held in his left hand on the deck and pointing with his left arm.; to his left standa a Bull Dog.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.03 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Height with loop 36 mm |
More information
| Tagged with: | british fleet visit to melbourne 1924, international relations |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, HRH King George V (1865-1936), Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | military history |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1924 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of King George V left; around, FOR KING AND COUNTRY |
| Reverse Description: | Bare footed sailor on deck with bull dog before cannon holding cutlass and pointing to fleet of four ships in background; around, AUSTRALIA WELCOMES THE BRITISH NAVAL SQUADRON 1924 . |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: FOR KING AND COUNTRY Reverse: AUSTRALIA WELCOMES THE BRITISH NAVAL SQUADRON 1924 STOKES MELB. |
| Shape: | Round with loop |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint) |
| Person Depicted: | King George V |
| References: | Car.1924/2 |
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