Summary
A bronze prize medal of the 1928 exhibition won by S. Orlo Smith who later ran a stamp dealership in Collins Street.
Physical Description
A bronze prize medal (38 mm diameter) featuring a set of Arms in the form of a globe bearing the date 1928 supported by kangaroo and emu below the Southern Cross and above a ribbon bearing the word AUSTRALIA. The reverse gives deteils of the prize and the winner.
Obverse Description
Arms in the form of a globe bearing the date 1928 supported by kangaroo and emu below the Southern Cross and above a ribbon bearing the word AUSTRALIA, around on broad rim, FOURTH AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND PHILATELIC CONGRESS & INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION
Reverse Description
Within a wattle wreath, S. ORLO SMITH / DIVISION XXX / CLASS 2 / 3RD AWARD
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
1928 AD
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Issued By
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Awarded To
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Inscriptions
Obverse: FOURTH AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND PHILATELIC CONGRESS & INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION AUSTRALIA 1928 Reverse: S. ORLO SMITH DIVISION XXX CLASS 2 3RD AWARD
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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
38 mm (Outside Diameter), 28.63 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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