Summary
Anzac Day school children's medal, minted by Stokes & Sons, issued in 1918. The medal was distributed to every school child that year to commemorate Anzac Day. The Anzac forces first landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
Obverse Description
Bust of uniformed soldier wearing hat facing left; Text around medal, HONOR TO THE A.I.F. In small letters below bust, S&S HH.
Reverse Description
Incuse on scroll which rests on olive branch, GALLIPOLI / FRANCE / PALESTINE; above EVD ; below, ANZAC DAY 1918
Edge Description
plain
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Trevor Plumridge, (Estate of) Mr Clifford H. Nowell - Nowell Collection, 20 Feb 1986
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Date Issued
1918 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
H. Harvey, 1918
an at assistant in the Victorian Education Department. -
Commissioned By
Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1918
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Place & Date Depicted
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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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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Overall Dimensions
28 mm (Width)
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Shape
Round with loop
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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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Keywords
Anzac Day, Commemorations, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
