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Medal - Valuable Service, Scottish Comunn na Feinne Society of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Reg. No: NU 34518
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Geelong
Comunn na Feinne Valuable Service Medal 1877 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Mackay, J.S.
Other Details: This silver medal was awarded to the honorable secretary of the Scottish Comunn na Feinne Society of Geelong, Mr J.S. Mackay, in 1877, in recognition of his services. The iconography of the medal is very interesting. The Society marks its Scottish- Australian identity by portraying a Scotsman alongside a traditional Aboriginal figure as supporters of its arms. The Comunn na Feinne Society, also known as the Fingalian Society, was established in Geelong by immigrants from the Scottish Highlands. Members would almost certainly have spoken Scottish Gaelic and membership may have been restricted to Highlanders and Gaelic speakers. The Society lasted from the 1850s to the 1940s and in its early years featured the traditional Highland game of 'shinty' (akin to the Irish game of 'hurling') at its New Year gatherings - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimension Comment: | 68 * 110 |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Comunn na Feinne, Geelong, Victoria, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Getting In, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 2003-2015 |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | miscellaneous awards & prizes |
| Series: | Award |
| DateEra: | 1877 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Arms of Comunne na Fein supported by Scitsman and male aboriginal |
| Reverse Description: | Engraved, COMMUN NA FEINNE / TO / Mr. J.S.MACKAY / IN RECOGNITION / of his / Valuabvle Services as / HON SEC / Geelong Jany. 1877 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) Arms of Comunne na Fein supported by Scitsman and male aboriginal (obverse) Engraved, COMMUN NA FEINNE / TO / Mr. J.S.MACKAY / IN RECOGNITION / of his / Valuabvle Services as / HON SEC / Geelong Jany. 1877 (reverse) |
| Shape: | Round and ribbon |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Comunn na Feinne, Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Awarded To: | James Mackay - Comunn na Feinne, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
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