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- A Issued By Bendigo, Australia
- A Artist Bendigo, Australia
- B Awarded To Axedale, Australia
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Medal - Bendigo Juvenile Exhibition 'Gold' Prize, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Reg. No: NU 32249
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- Australia Victoria Bendigo
Medal - Bendigo Juvenile Exhibition "Gold" Prize 1896 (AD)
Mint: F. Prescott, Bendigo
Awarded to: Strachan, Mary
Other Details: This medal was awarded to Mary Strachan at the Bendigo Juvenile & Industrial Exhibition in 1896 for a Copy Book. The medal was originally gilded but most has now been lost revealing the silver core. Juvenile industrial exhibitions were held to to encourage young people to compete in 'works of industry and usefulness', to impress the dignity and honour of labour, to nurture those in the trades, to show handiwork, to share ideas, to develop the idea of 'useful employment' in leisure hours and to create a 'taste for the fine arts and ornamental works, so as to make the home attractive' (Official Record, Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballarat, 1890). - Description:
- A silver gilt medal with a mount attached to the top edge with a single ring through the hole. It features a gold mine surrounded by a wreath with shield at base; rings, containing wheat sheaf (left side) and wine barrel (right side) break the wreath on each side. The medal also details the exhibition, date and winner's name and entry.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 24 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 10.87 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Max. height with loop at top extended, 31 mm |
More information
| Tagged with: | education, exhibitions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibition prizes |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1896 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, AWARDED TO / Mary Strachan/for / COPY BOOK / THE GIFT OF / A PATRON; around, * BENDIGO JUVENILE EXHIBITION * 1896 |
| Reverse Description: | A mine head within a wreath; at base of wreath, Arms of Bendigo, in circle on left, wheat sheaf, & on right, wine barrel; below, F. PRESCOTT BENDIGO |
| Edge Description: | Plain with mount attached |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: AWARDED TO / Mary Strachan / for / COPY BOOK / THE GIFT OF / A PATRON; around, * BENDIGO JUVENILE EXHIBITION * 1896 Reverse: F. PRESCOTT BENDIGO |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Artist: | F. Prescott, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Awarded To: | Mary Strachan, Axedale, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
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