Summary
Australia
(AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Brassey Field Firing and Marching Competition medal. Won by the 2nd Battalion, Infantry Brigade, on 24 May 1899. It was issued by the Victorian Rifle Association.
Obverse Description
Central crossed framed by text in border set with wreath and star surmounted by lion atop a crown. Decorative suspension bar at top.
Reverse Description
'BRASSEY FIELD FIRING & MARCHING COMPETITION/WON BY/2ND BATT./INF. B'GDE/24, MAY, 1899'.
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
1899 AD
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Issued By
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Inscriptions
Plain (edge) (obverse) BRASSEY FIELD FIRING & MARCHING COMPETITION/WON BY/2ND BATT./INF. B'GDE/24, MAY, 1899 (reverse)
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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
31 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round with loop
