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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Reg. No: NU 10808
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver 1880 (AD)
Mint: Melbourne
Awarded to: Noone, John
Other Details: This medal is one of many medals awarded to the Melbourne photographer and Victorian Government Photo-lithographer John Noone in the 1870s and 1880s. Noone was Chairman of the jury assessing 'Photographs Proofs and Apparatus' at the Melbourne International Exhibition, for which he was awarded this medal. 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. The Exhibition ran from 1 October 1880 to 30 April 1881. The exhibition building that still stands was constructed for the occasion, designed by Joseph Reed and built by David Mitchell. Over 1.3 million people visited the exhibition at a time when Melbourne's population was only around 282,000. - Description:
- A silver prize medal (51 mm diameter) awarded to J. Noone as Chairman of a Jury. It features a veiled head of Queen Victoria.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 51 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 91.60 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | engraving, exhibitions, mapping, photography |
| Themes this item is part of: | Harry Stokes, Medal Artist (circa 1840-?), Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | melbourne international exhibition 1880-1881 |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1880 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, head of Queen Victoria, veiled and diademed around, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MDCCCLXXX : |
| Reverse Description: | Within wreath, "VITAM / EXCOLVERE / PER ARTES"; below, H. STOKES |
| Edge Description: | JOHN NOONE ESQ. CHAIRMAN OF JURY |
| Inscriptions: | Edge impressed: JOHN NOONE ESQ. CHAIRMAN OF JURY Obverse: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MDCCCLXXX Reverse: "VITAM / EXCOLVERE / PER ARTES" below in tiny letters, H.STOKES |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint), Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Artist: | Harry Stokes, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Awarded To: | John Noone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Harry Stokes, Medal Artist (circa 1840-?)
- Images & Image Making Collection
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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