Search the collections
Where is it from?
- A Mint London, United Kingdom
- A Artist London, United Kingdom
- B Issued By Sydney, Australia
Similar items over time
Medal - Australian International Exhibition Commissioners, New South Wales, Australia, 1879-1880
Reg. No: NU 10810
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Australia Melbourne
Medal - Australian International Exhibitions Commissioner's 1879-81 (AD)
Mint: Royal, London
Awarded to: Noone, John
Other Details: This medal is one of many medals won by the Melbourne photographer John Noone in the 1870s and 1880s. Most of his medals were won in Australian exhibitions, but he was also successful in London and at the Bengal Photographic Society exhibition of 1874. - Description:
- A large bronze medal (75 mm diameter) awarded for services to the Royal Commission, it features a head of Albert, Prince of Wales, and details of the award
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 76 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | Weight > 100 g |
More information
| Tagged with: | engraving, exhibitions, mapping, photography |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Engravers, London, England, J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Engravers, London, England, HRH Albert, Prince of Wales (1841-1910), HRH Edward VII (1841-1910) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibitions |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1879-1880 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Albert left; around, * ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES K. G. PRESIDENT OF ROYAL COMMISSION |
| Reverse Description: | At centre engraved within olive wreath, J. NOONE / FOR / SERVICES around, AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS . SYDNEY 1879-80 . MELBOURNE 1880-81 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: * ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES K. G. PRESIDENT OF ROYAL COMMISSION Reverse: J. NOONE / FOR / SERVICES around above,AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS; below, SYDNEY 1879-80. MELBOURNE 1880-81 |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Australian International Exhibition Commissioners, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Mint: | A. Wyon, London, England, Great Britain, 1880 |
| Artist: | Joseph Wyon, London, England, Great Britain, 1879 |
| Awarded To: | John Noone, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Person Depicted: | HRH Albert Prince of Wales, 1880 |
| Person Depicted: | King Edward VII, 1880 |
| Bibliography: |
|
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Add your question or comment