Summary
Australia Victoria Frankston
Medal - Armstrong Shoe Mart, Frankston 1986 (AD)
Issue number 277 Type 87
Mint: Hafner
Other Details: 100 struck in copper and given to customers who purchased shoes, $1 offered off further shoe purchase when returned.
Physical Description
A brass medal (32 mm diameter) featuring Welsh Plumes with a single long-stemmed rose layed before as a commemoration of the 1981 wedding with a commemoration of 75 years of business with an image of their original Ford truck.
Obverse Description
At centre a Ford truck with the word Ford incuse above the radiator and ARMSTRONG SHOE MART incuse on side; around above and below, ARMSTRONG SHOE MART * 70 WELLS ST. FRANKSTON * below truck, 75 YEARS / OF / FOOTWEAR / SERVICE, below front wheel the mint and artist's name, HAFNER
Reverse Description
At centre a Welsh Plume with a single long-stemmed rose layed before, on ribbon, ICH DIEN around, commemorating royal wedding 1981; below ribbon at left in small letters the mint and artist's name, HAFNER
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Ian Armstrong
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Date Issued
1986 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Hafner (Mint), Eltham, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1985
100 struck July 1986. -
Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: ARMSTRONG SHOE MART 70 WELLS ST. FRANKSTON 75 YEARS OF FOOTWEAR SERVICE HAFNER Reverse: COMMEMORATING ROYAL WEDDING 1981 ICH DIEN HAFNER
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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
2 mm (Depth), 32 mm (Outside Diameter), 13.89 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Issue 277 Type 87
[Book] Carter, Mike & Armstrong, Ian. 2013. The Armstrong Tokens: The World's Largest Private Issue.
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Keywords
Customer Rewards Programs, Royal Weddings, Sales Promotion, Shoes
