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Medal - Victorian Amateur Athletics Association, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Reg. No: NU 20123
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
1899 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Doolan, W.J.
Other Details: This is a gold medal awarded by the Victorian Amateur Athletics Association in 1899 to the winner of the competition 'Putting the Weight' (now the shot put). It was won by W.J. Doolan. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 35 mm (Height), 28 mm (Width) |
| Dimension Comment: | 30 * 38 |
More information
| Tagged with: | shot putting, sport |
| Themes this item is part of: | Leisure Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Victorian Amateur Athletics Association |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | sports prizes |
| Series: | Prize |
| DateEra: | 1899 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Engraved at top, PUTTING THE WEIGHT; at centre VAAA interlaced; below, CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Reverse Description: | Engraved within wreath, W.J.DOOLAN / 1ST. / 18 FEBY. 1899 |
| Edge Description: | Twisted gold wire |
| Inscriptions: | Twisted gold wire (edge) Engraved at top, PUTTING THE WEIGHT; at centre VAAA interlaced; below, CHAMPIONSHIP (obverse) Engraved within wreath, W.J.DOOLAN / 1ST. / 18 FEBY. 1899 (reverse) |
| Shape: | Round with loop |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | Victorian Amateur Athletics Association (VAAA), Victoria, Australia |
| Awarded To: | W. Doolan |
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