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Medal - Jubilee of 'Larpent' Anchoring in Corio Bay, James Oddie, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Reg. No: NU 20889
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Geelong
Jubilee of "Larpent" anchoring in Corio Bay 1899 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued in 1899 to mark the fiftieth jubilee of the 'Larpent' anchoring in Corio Bay on 28 June 1849. It was commissioned by a passenger on that voyage, James Oddie, who later became a successful Ballarat businessman and politician.
Previous Collections: George McArthur - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 3.81 g (Weight) |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | James Oddie, Member of Ballarat Municipal Council (1824-1911), George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Migration Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, McArthur Bequest |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | migration |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative medal |
| DateEra: | 1899 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Sailing ship 'Larpent' under full sail right; above, "LARPENT" JUBILEE; below, 28TH. JUNE 1899 |
| Reverse Description: | Above a spray of rose, thistle, shamrock and wattle; PRESENTED / -BY- / JAS. ODDIE ESQ. / - CHAIRMAN - / IN COMMEMORATION OF / THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY / OF ANCHORING IN / CORIO BAY / (image of anchor) / 28. JUNE 1849 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Aluminium |
| Issued By: | Mr. James Oddie, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Commissioned By: | Mr. James Oddie, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
| References: | Car.1899/9 |
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