Summary
Australia Victoria
"7" Sport, Essendon V's Hawthorn 1985 (AD)
Mint: Brim Medallions
Other Details: Channel 7 Sport medallion, issued to commemorate the Essendon versus Hawthorn football game in 1985 at VFL Park. Essendon played Hawthorn in the Grand Final. The final score was Essendon 26. 14 (170) defeated Hawthorn 14. 8 (92). HSV-7 was established in Melbourne in 1956 by the Herald and Weekly Times newspaper consortium, and later expanded to include television stations established in the other states. Today it has wide media interests.
Obverse Description
At centre 7 surrounded by a large O from SPORT; around, ESSENDON V HAWTHORN * VFL PARK *
Reverse Description
Sesquicentenary logo above, VICTORIA 150 / GROWING TOGETHER 1984-5 / BRIM MELB
More Information
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Emil Hafner, 21 Jun 1985
-
Date Issued
1985 AD
-
Issued By
-
Mint
-
Organisation Named
-
Inscriptions
(edge) At centre 7 surrounded by a large O from SPORT; around, ESSENDON V HAWTHORN * VFL PARK * (obverse) Sesquicentenary logo above, VICTORIA 150 / GROWING TOGETHER 1984-5 / BRIM MELB (reverse)
-
Series
-
Material
Gilt
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
51 mm (Outside Diameter), 55.377 g (Weight)
-
Exhibition Collection Management
50 mm (Outside Diameter)
-
Dimensions
3 mm (Height), 51 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: maximum dimensions
-
Shape
Round
-
Keywords
Australian Rules Football, Celebrations, Media, Sport, Victoria Sesquicentenary, 1985
