Summary
Australia Tasmania Hobart
Medal - Tasmanian International Exhibition 1891 - 92 Gold Prize
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Edwards, Frank
Other Details: A Special First gold medal awarded to Frank Edwards for boat building (32 mm diameter). It features a portrait of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled with details of the award engraved on the reverse. The exhibition housed in a specially constructed building in City Park, and ran from November 1891 untill March 1892. Edwards was probably the son of J. Edwards and Sons, boat-builders at Princes Bridge who won several other medals at exhibitions around this time.
Physical Description
A Special First gold medal awarded to Frank Edwards for boat building (32 mm diameter) It features a portrait of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled with details of the award engraved on the reverse.
Obverse Description
Crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria left; around, TASMANIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION . 1891-2 .
Reverse Description
Within olive wreath, AWARDED / TO ; inscribed, Frank Edwards / SPECIEL FIRST / FOR / BOAT BUILDING
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
1891-1892 AD
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Issued By
Tasmanian Exhibition Committee, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1892
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Awarded To
Frank Edwards, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1892
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Obverse: TASMANIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION . 1891-2 . around crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria left; Reverse: AWARDED / TO ; inscribed, Frank Edwards / SPECIAL FIRST / FOR / BOAT BUILDING within wreath Edge: plain
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Series
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Material
Gold
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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
33 mm (Outside Diameter), 17.7 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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