Summary

Australia Victoria
Medal - Australian Religious c. 1890 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: Australian religious medal, dated to around 1890. It features the Lord's Prayer.

Physical Description

A gilt medal (17 mm diameter) a head of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and the Lord's Prayer

Obverse Description

Bust of Christ facing right wearing crown of thorns; around, HE WAS DESPISED & REJECTED BY MEN

Reverse Description

OUR / FATHER / WHO ART IN HEAVEN / HALLOWED BE THY NAME / THY KINGDOM COME / THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH / AS IT IS IN HEAVEN / GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD / FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES / AS WE FORGIVE THEM / THAT TRESPASS AGAINST US / LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION / BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL / FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM / THE POWER / & THE GLORY FOR / EVER & EVER / AMEN

Edge Description

Plain

More Information

  • Collection Names

    McArthur Bequest

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976

  • Date Issued

    circa 1890 AD

  • Issued By

    Victoria, Australia

  • Mint

    Stokes (Mint), Australia, circa 1890

  • Inscriptions

    Obverse: HE WAS DESPISED & REJECTED BY MEN Reverse: OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN HALLOWED BE THY NAME THY KINGDOM COME THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THEM THAT TRESPASS AGAINST US LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM EVILFOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM THE POWER & THE GLORY FOR EVER & EVER AMEN

  • Series

    Australian Religious Medals

  • Material

    Gilt

  • Axis

    12

  • Classification

    Medals, Commemorative, Religions

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Numismatics

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Dimensions

    19 mm (Outside Diameter), 2.67 g (Weight)

  • Shape

    Round

  • References

    Car. H/1 in gilt bronze

  • Keywords

    Religions