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Medal - Endangered Species, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby, Westpac Bank 175th Anniversary, Australia, 1992
Reg. No: NU 32485
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- Summary:
- Australia
Medal - Endangered Species, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby Westpac Bank 175th Anniversary 1992 (AD)
Mint: Royal Australian Mint
Other Details: This is one of a series of six endangered species medals struck in association with the World Wildlife Fund on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the Wespac Bank. - Description:
- A small (27 mm) cupro-nickel medal struck on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of the Westpac Bank (Bank of New South Wales). It features a scene of two Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies, an endangered species.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Westpac Banking Corporation Westpac Museum, 1992
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 27 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.38 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | australian native animals, endangered species, wallabies |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Royal Australian Mint, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | commerce & retailing |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1992 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within a wide rim formed by a line circle, two Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies sit, one front the other left head front on a rock outcropping with trees behind; below, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby; around on wide rim, World Wildlife Fund for Nations Endangered Species 1992 |
| Reverse Description: | At centre 175 Years (the Y developing ornate curves); above, CELEBRATING , below, AUSTRALIA'S FIRST BANK |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: At centre within a wide rim formed by a line circle, two Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies sit, one front the other left head front on a rock outcropping with trees behind; below, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby; around on wide rim, World Wildlife Fund for Nature Endangered Species 1992. Reverse: At centre 175 Years (the Y developing ornate curves); above, CELEBRATING , below, AUSTRALIA'S FIRST BANK Edge: Plain |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Cupro Nickel |
| Issued By: | Westpac Banking Corporation Westpac Museum, Australia, 1992 |
| Mint: | Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 1992 |
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