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Medal - Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Ballarat Savings Bank, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Reg. No: NU 20400
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- Summary:
- Australia
Savings Bank Ballarat (Ballaarat) 1887 (AD)
Mint: G. Welch
Other Details: The fiftieth anniversary of the ascension of Queen Victoria was celebrated with enthusiasm throughout the Empire. This medal was one of many issued by local organisations to commemorate the occasion. 1000 of these medals were struck by the Ballaarat (sic) Savings Bank. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.19 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | celebrations, queen victoria golden jubilee 1887, royal anniversaries |
| Themes this item is part of: | George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | royal jubilees |
| Series: | Australian Historical Medals |
| DateEra: | 1887 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria veiled left; around, TO COMMEMORATE QUE[E]N VICTORIA'S JUBILEE . 1887 . |
| Reverse Description: | At centre within scrolls, SAVINGS / BANK / BALLAARAT around, A SHILLING IN THE BANK IS WORTH TWO SPENT in tiny letters above bottom flower, C. WELCH (the H is substantially smaller than the other letters and looks like II) |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Brass |
| Issued By: | Australia |
| Mint: | C.A.Welch, Ballarat (Mint), Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, England, Great Britain |
| References: | Car. 1887/18 |
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