Summary
General bronze prize medal, issued around 1880. It features a bust of Queen Victoria and a wreath with space for engraving - but has not been engraved.
Mint: Stokes & Martin.
Physical Description
An unissued bronze prize medal (31 mm diameter) with a veiled and crowned head of Queen Victoria like that on the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition prize medals together with a wreath and space for engraving. Holed for wearing.
Obverse Description
Head of Queen Victoria veiled and crowned facing left; below in small letters the mint name, STOKES & MARTIN MELB.
Reverse Description
Wreath with space for engraving
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
circa 1880 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Obverse: STOKES & MARTIN MELB.
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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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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 11.68 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with hole