Summary
Medal issued in 1898 to commemorating the forthcoming Commonwealth of Australia. It includes a map of Australia divided into the six colonies / states, each represented by a ray.
Mint: Stokes.
Obverse Description
Map of Australia, within ring; on ring, AUSTRALIA'S COMMONWEALTH * 3-6-98 *; from the ring a series of rays form the six points of a star the top one of which has a loop with attached pin for wearing. The map of Australia is divided into the six colonies / states with each ray representing one.
Reverse Description
plain
Edge Description
plain
Significance
Chitty, numismatic catalogue of medals 1922 comments that these were worn in Melbourne
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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
1898 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898
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Inscriptions
plain (edge) At centre a map of Australia; around, AUSTRALIA'S COMMONWEALTH *3-6-98* (obverse) plain (reverse)
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Series
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Material
Gilt
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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
30 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.11 (Weight)
The pin is 40 mm.long
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Exhibition Collection Management
40 mm (Length), 26 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
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Shape
Star
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References
Car.1898/2
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