Summary

Australia
Australasian Institute of Mining And Metallurgy Medal Prize c. 1935 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Awarded to: Not issued
Other Details: Artistically, this is one of the most striking Australian prize medals of the first half of the 20th Century. It can be dated as much by its style as by reference to dates on awarded examples, which are from the mid 1930s.

Physical Description

An unissued bronze prize medal (63 mm diameter) featuring a young naked male miner crouching right on anvil holding pick and lump of ore; around, * AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF *; below, MINING / & / METALLURGY Tiny letters PM on anvil and STOKES MELB. either side of & together with crossed hammer and pick axe at top of wreath and above cross shaped shiend; space for inscribing name of recipient and date awarded around on ribbons

Obverse Description

Young naked male miner crouching right on anvil holding pick and lump of ore; around, * AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF *; below, MINING / & / METALLURGY Tiny letters PM on anvil and STOKES MELB. either side of &

Reverse Description

Crossed hammer and pick axe at top of wreath and above cross shaped shiend; space for inscribing name of recipient and date awarded around on ribbons

Edge Description

Plain

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