Summary
Anzac Day school children's medal, issued in 1918. The medal was distributed to every school child that year to commemorate Anzac Day. The Anzac forces first landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
Mint: Stokes & Sons.
Physical Description
Obverse has the bust of a uniformed soldier. The reverse image of the bust of an Australian soldier was adapted from a drawing by H. Harvey, an at assistant in the Victorian Education Department.
Obverse Description
Bust of uniformed soldier wearing hat facing left; around, HONOR TO THE A.I.F. below in small letters the mint initials, S&S
Reverse Description
Incuse on scroll which rests on olive branch, GALLIPOLI / FRANCE / PALESTINE; above EVD ; below, ANZAC DAY 1918
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
1918 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Commissioned By
Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1918
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Place & Date Depicted
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Inscriptions
plain (edge) Bust of uniformed soldier wearing hat left; around, HONOR TO THE A.I.F. (obverse) On scroll which rests on olive branch, GALLIPOLI / FRANCE / PALESTINE; above EVD ; below, ANZAC DAY 1918 (reverse)
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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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Overall Dimensions
28 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.34 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with loop
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References
Car.1918/2
[Book] Carlisle, Leslie J. 1983. Australian commemorative medals and medalets from 1788.
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Keywords
Anzac Day, Commemorations, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
