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Medal Die - Olympic Prize, Trial Reverse, Melbourne Olympic Committee, Victoria, Australia, 1956
Reg. No: NU 33496
- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Trial of Olympic Prize medal reverse die 1956 (AD)
Mint: K.G.Luke
Other Details: This is a reverse die trial for the Melbourne Olympic Prize medals. It depicts a victorious athlete being carried left to the left on shoulders of joyous crowd, holds branch in left hand and waves with right. It was commissioned by the Melbourne Olympic Committee, which was responsible for organising the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, including construction of stadiums, athletes' accommodation, press coverage and medal production. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 50 mm (Width), 52 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | Width = diameter |
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| Tagged with: | olympic games melbourne 1956 |
| Themes this item is part of: | K.G. Luke, Medal & Trophy Makers, Melbourne, Victoria, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Melbourne Olympic Committee, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | sports prizes |
| Series: | Prize |
| DateEra: | 1956 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Plain |
| Reverse Description: | Victorious athlete being carried left to the left on shoulders of joyous crowd, holds branch in left hand and waves with right. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) Plain (obverse) Victorious athlete being carried left on shoulders of crowd (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Lead |
| Issued By: | Melbourne Olympic Committee, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956 |
| Mint: | K. G. Luke (Mint), 1956 |
| Commissioned By: | Melbourne Olympic Committee |
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