Summary
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Victorian Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1880 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Awarded to: PRIVATE T. BROWNE "A." COY. 2ND. BATT.
Other Details: The Victorian Volunteer Forces were the local regiments who undertook the naval and military defence of the colony of Victoria. After Federation in 1901, this medal became obsolete.
Physical Description
A round silver medal (38 mm. diameter) with ornate mount and ribbon (not original). The obverse features a crowned garter around simplified Southern Cross on a cross; on the garter to motto, AUT PACE . AUT BELLO . VICTORIA (translation - both in peace and in war. Victoria); around, LOCAL FORCES VICTORIA. The reverse has the legend: FOR / LONG AND / EFFICIENT / SERVICE. The edge is impressed PRIVATE T. BROWNE "A." COY. 2ND. BATT.
Obverse Description
Crowned garter around simple Southern Cross on cross; on garter, AUT PACE . AUT BELLO . VICTORIA; around, LOCAL FORCES VICTORIA
Reverse Description
FOR / LONG AND / EFFICIENT / SERVICE
Edge Description
PRIVATE T. BROWNE "A." COY. 2ND. BATT.
Significance
Awarded to: PRIVATE T. BROWNE "A." COY. 2ND. BATT.
Other Details: The Victorian Volunteer Forces were the local regiments who undertook the naval and military defence of the colony of Victoria. After Federation in 1901, this medal became obsolete and was replaced by the Commonwealth of Australia Long Service and Good Conduct medal.
The medal was instituted on 26 January 1881 and given royal sanction on 21 April 1882. It was available to officers and men in the Volunteer Forces for 15 years service. Awards to officers ceased in 1894 [ should this be 1892? see record for Volunteer Officers Decoration ] when the Volunteer Officers Decoration was introduced.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1881-1893 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Awarded To
Private T. Browne - Local Forces, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Private T. Browne, 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion. -
Inscriptions
AUT PACE . AUT BELLO . VICTORIA LOCAL FORCES VICTORIA FOR / LONG AND / EFFICIENT / SERVICE PRIVATE T. BROWNE "A." COY. 2ND. BATT.
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
38 mm (Outside Diameter)
the ribbon is not original
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Shape
Round with mount and ribbon
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References
The Victoria Volunteer long and efficient service medal and the volunteer officers' decoration / by R.D. Williams
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Colonial Military Forces, Victorian Volunteer Forces, Victorian Colonial Defence Forces