Summary
Un-issued bronze prize medal of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, held in Brisbane in 1982.
The Brisbane logo was designed by Hugh Edwards who was the winner of a nation-wide competition in 1978.
Physical Description
Bronze medal (57 mm in diameter) with loop at top.
Obverse Description
Kangaroo (with body crossed by horizontal lines) leaping right above water; above, logo of Games.
Reverse Description
Within pentagon formed by chain, crown dividing date 19 82; below, 'XII / COMMONWEALTH / GAMES / BRISBANE / AUSTRALIA; below in small letters, A.J.P.'.
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Brisbane Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, After 1982
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Date Issued
1982 AD
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Issued By
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Designer
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Inscriptions
Reverse: '1982 XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES BRISBANE AUSTRALIA A.J.P.'.
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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
5 mm (Height), 57 mm (Outside Diameter), 55.403 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with loop
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