Summary
Australia Victoria Hawthorn
Proclamation of the City of Hawthorn 1890 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued to commemorate the Proclamation of the City of Hawthorn in 1890. It names Francis Gillman as Mayor. Gillman was Mayor of Hawthorn 1890-91, and a councillor from 1884-1887 and from 1888-1892. Hawthorn became a separate municipality in 1860, and within five years its population was about 3,000 people. In the next two decades Upper Hawthorn, now Glenferrie, attracted houses and shopping. The railway was extended to this area in 1882 and a horse tram service in 1890, the year Hawthorn was proclaimed a City.
Obverse Description
British Arms set above view of Hawthorn as rural farmland with steam train at foot of hills over which radiate sun rises; around above, CITY OF HAWTHORN 1863
Reverse Description
View of Town Hall; above, F. GILLMAN MAYOR; in exergue, SEPT. 1890
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
1890 AD
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Issued By
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Organisation Named
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Person Named
Mr. Francis Gillman - City of Hawthorn Town Council, Hawthorn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Named as Mayor on this medal -
Inscriptions
(edge) (obverse) (reverse)
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Series
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Material
Gilt
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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
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.24 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
1890/2
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