Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Gold Prize Medal (unissued) c. 1880 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Melbourne Church of England Grammar School gilt prize medal, dated around 1880. It was not awarded. Melbourne Grammar was established in St Kilda Road in 1858, on a land grant of 15 acres. The School's new bluestone classrooms initially accomodated 77 pupils. The School's first 40 years were a struggle. Changes in headmasters and the economic depression of the 1890s saw Senior School enrolments fall from 272 in 1889 to 117 in 1894. In the new century, however, stability was established and enrolments increased.
Physical Description
An unissued gilt prize medal (48 mm diameter) featuring the School shield.
Obverse Description
At centre, School shield surmounted by Bishop's mitre; around, CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL MELBOURNE
Reverse Description
Space within a laurel wreath to engrave a recipients details
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1880 AD
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Issued By
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Australia, circa 1880
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Commissioned By
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Obverse: MELBOURNE CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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Series
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Material
Gilt
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
48 mm (Outside Diameter), 71.26 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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