Summary
Australia South Australia Adelaide
Medal - Adelaide Exhibition 1887 Commemorative
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Other Details: A silver commemorative (22 mm diameter) holed, it features a view of the Adelaide exhibition building with flags flying and an Australian shield below a rising sun and surrounded by the flags of Austria, Prussia, France, Great Britain, the United States of America and Belgium This exhibition opened in July 1881.
Physical Description
A silver commemorative (22 mm diameter) holed, it features a view of the Adelaide exhibition building with flags flying and an Australian shield below a rising sun and surrounded by the flags of Austria, Prussia, France, Great Britain, the United States of America and Belgium
Obverse Description
At centre front view of Adelaide Exhibition building with flags flying; in exergue, ADELAIDE / EXHIBITION
Reverse Description
Australian shield below a rising sun and surrounded by the flags of Austria, Prussia, France, Great Britain, the United States of America and Belgium
Edge Description
Plain
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
1887 AD
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Issued By
Stokes & Martin, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1887
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Mint
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Inscriptions
Obverse: ADELAIDE EXHIBITION in exergue below view of building Reverse: Edge:
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Series
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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
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.56 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with hole
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References
Car. A/1
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