Item NU 18764 Medal - 50th Anniversary of Commonwealth of Australia Schools, Australia, 1951

Summary

Australia
50th Anniversary of Commonwealth of Australia Schools Medal 1951 (AD)
Mint: Amor
Awarded to: School Children of the Commonwealth of Australia
Other Details: Medal awarded to the school children of Australia in 1951 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Federation of Australia. The design was chosen after a competition, with the valuable cash prize of two hundred guineas. It was won by John Wolfgang Elischer for his depiction of a man hand-sowing wheat. The wheat has grown to represent the seven States of Australia on the other side of the medal. Elischer was an Austrian sculptor and an Associate of the Royal Academy.

Physical Description

Medal featuring man advancing right sowing seeds by hand; at left 1901, at right 1951 in tiny letters near ground right, J.W.E. (obverse) At top a star; below, FIFTY YEARS / COMMONWEALTH / OF AUSTRALIA; below seven ears of wheat representing the States and Northern Territory (reverse)

Obverse Description

Man advancing right sowing seeds by hand; at left 1901, at right 1951 in tiny letters near ground right the artist's initials, J.W.E.

Reverse Description

At top a star; below, FIFTY YEARS / COMMONWEALTH / OF AUSTRALIA; below seven ears of wheat representing the States and Northern Territory

Edge Description

Plain