Summary
This commemorative medal was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003. It was made in 1853 to commemorate both the cessation of transportation in Tasmania and the Jubilee of the foundation of the Colony of Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land). They were given to people who had served on anti-transportation committees. Only 100 of these bronze medals were made for the Tasmanian committee. There were 9000 struck in white metal and 1 in gold at the Royal Mint in London. For this reason they were distributed in c.1855, 2 years after transportation officially ended.
Physical Description
This large bronze medal has an image of Queen Victoria on the obverse and the Advance Australia arms on the reverse.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA QUEEN/ MDCCCLIII Reverse: CESSATION OF TRANSPORTATION 1853/ TASMANIA FOUNDED/ 1803
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Context Number
1.296
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Site
Australia, Victoria, H7822-1209, Casselden Place, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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Dimensions
58 (Outside Diameter)
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Dimensions
5 mm (Depth), 55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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