Medal - Municipality of Kalgoorlie Victory, Western Australia, Australia, 1945 - Reverse

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Item NU 42859 Medal - Municipality of Kalgoorlie Victory, Western Australia, Australia, 1945

Summary

Municipality of Kalgoorlie Victory Medal, issued by Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1945 to commemorate the end of World War II.
Mint: Sheridan.

Obverse Description

In centre: At left, the goddess Fortune, holding the wheel of fortune, reaches out to a miner. Cornucopia in left foreground, shovel in right foreground.

Reverse Description

VICTORY MEDAL / 15-8-1945/TO COMMEMORATE/CONCLUSION OF/WORLD WAR/1939 - 45

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Acquisition Information

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Date Issued

1945 AD
Issued By

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, 1945
Mint

Sheridan, Perth, Greater Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1945
Material

Silvered Bronze
Classification

Medals, Commemorative, Military history
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Numismatics
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

30 mm (Outside Diameter)
Shape

Round with loop
References

Carlisle 1945/8
Keywords

Economic Geology, Gold Mining, Victory Medals, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945

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