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Medal - Australia Day, Gold Donor, Victoria, Australia, 1915
Reg. No: NU 33110
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Australia Day, Gold Donor 1915 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Other Details: Australia Day Gold Donor medal, dated 30 July 1915.
An 'Australia Day' was held on 30 July 1915 to raise funds for the Australian Division of the Red Cross, for use on the front, on hospital ships and at hospitals in Malta and Egypt. This followed a successful 'Belgian Day' held on 15 May 1915. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 30 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 8.25 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | 30 * 60 when ribbon extended |
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| Tagged with: | anzac day, australia day, commemorations, gallipoli, patriotic tokens, patriotism, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Wannenmacher 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: | 1915 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre bare head of George V left; below in tiny letters, S&S; on arms of cross, REMEMBER THE DARDANELLES 1915 |
| Reverse Description: | JULY / 30TH / 1915 / AUSTRALIA DAY / GOLD / DONOR |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | REMEMBER THE DARDANELLES 1915 (obverse) JULY 30TH 1915 AUSTRALIA DAY GOLD DONOR (reverse) |
| Shape: | Cross & ribbon |
| Material: | Gilt Bronze |
| Issued By: | Victoria, Australia, 1915 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1915 |
| Person Depicted: | King George V, 1915 |
| References: | Car.1915/13 |
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