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Medal - War Funds Appeal Prize, Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1941
Reg. No: NU 32503
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
War Funds Appeal Prize Medal 1941 (AD) by Alan McCulloch
Mint: Stokes
Awarded to: Not issued
Other Details: This War Funds Appeal tennis prize medal reflects the use of sport as a fundraising activity in Melbourne during World War II. It was issued by the Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria in 1941. The Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria was established in 1904, and in 1920 took possession of the Kooyong stadium, where international tennis contests were held until the opening of the sports and entertainment centre in Flinders Park, Melbourne. The medal was designed by Melbourne artist and critic Alan McCulloch (1907-1992). - Description:
- Bronze medal by Alan McCulloch
Male tennis player moving right playing a backhand; below, ALAN McCULLOCH '41 (obverse)
Rifle, helmet and garment above plaque; below, WORLD WAR II ; around, THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA.WAR FUNDS APPEAL.(reverse)
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 70 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 148.077 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | art, art medals, fundraising, sports, tennis, wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Alan McCulloch, Painter, Art Critic & Writer (1907-1992), Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria, Leisure Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | military history |
| Series: | Prize Medals, Sport |
| DateEra: | 1941 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Male tennis player moving right playing a backhand; below, ALAN McCULLOCH '41 |
| Reverse Description: | Rifle, helmet and garment above plaque; below, WORLD WAR II ; around, THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA.WAR FUNDS APPEAL. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Plain (edge) Male tennis player moving right playing a backhand; below, ALAN McCULLOCH '41 (obverse) Rifle, helmet and garment above plaque; below, WORLD WAR II ; around, THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA.WAR FUNDS APPEAL.(reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, 1941 |
| Artist: | Alan McCulloch, Victoria, Australia, 1941 |
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