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Medal - Sesquicentenary of Victoria, City of Hawthorn, Hawthorn City Council, Victoria, Australia, 1985
Reg. No: NU 20675
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Hawthorn
Medal - City of Hawthorn Victorian Sesquicentenary 1985 (AD)
Mint: Brim
Other Details: A dark-toned copper medal issued by the City of Hawthorn to commemorate the sesquicentenary of Victoria in 1984-5. It features a heart shaped shield bearing a rural scene depicting a steam train below the British Royal Arms and the motto 'ex umbra in solem' and the sesquicentenary logo. - Description:
- A dark toned copper medal issued by the City of Hawthorn to commemorate the sesquicentenary of Victoria in 1984-5. It features a heart shaped shield bearing a rural scene depicting a steam train below the British Royal Arms and the motto ex umbra in solem and the sesquicentenary logo.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Emil Hafner, 1985
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.008 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, victoria sesquicentenary 1985 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Municipality of Hawthorn, Victoria, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | sesquicentenary of victoria |
| Series: | Australian Commemorative Medals |
| DateEra: | 1985 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre above a ribbon with the motto EX UMBRA IN SOLEM, a heart shaped shield bearing a rural scene depicting a steam train below the British Royal Arms, around CITY OF HAWTHORN . 1860 .; above, 125TH ANNIVERSARY below, * 27TH JULY 1895 * |
| Reverse Description: | Logo of the Victorian sesquicentenary; below, VICTORIA 150 / GROWING TOGETHER 1984-5 at rim in small letters the mint name, BRIM MELB |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) plain (obverse) At centre above a ribbon with the motto EX UMBRA IN SOLEM, a heart shaped shield bearing a rural scene depicting a steam train below the British Royal Arms, around CITY OF HAWTHORN . 1860 .; above, 125TH ANNIVERSARY below, * 27TH JULY 1895 * (reverse) Logo of the Victorian esquicentenary; below, VICTORIA 150 / GROWING TOGETHER 1984-5 at rim in small letters the mint name, BRIM MELB |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Hawthorn City Council, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1985 |
| Mint: | Brim Medallions, Victoria, Australia, 1985 |
| Commissioned By: | Hawthorn City Council, Victoria, Australia, 1985 |
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