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Medal - International Fire Brigade Jubilee, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Reg. No: NU 20217
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- Summary:
- Australia
International Fire Brigade Jubilee, 1887 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: International Fire Brigade Jubilee medal, issued in 1887. The jubilee was held in Melbourne in February 1887.
Previous Collections: McArthur Bequest - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 22 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 5.23 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | fire brigade jubilees, fire fighting equipment |
| Themes this item is part of: | George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection, McArthur Bequest |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | emergency services |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1887 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre on shield, MELBOURNE / FEB. 1887 / -*- around, INTERNATIONAL FIRE BRIGADE JUBILEE * |
| Reverse Description: | Hand-drawn fire reel with two large wheels |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur Part of McArthur Bequest. |
| References: | Car. 1887/12 |
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