Summary
Australia
Jubilee of Town of Kew 1910 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Town of Kew. It names J.F. McCrea as Mayor. John Falding McCrea was Mayor of Kew 1910-11. Kew was proclaimed a municipality on 22 December 1860, seceding from the Boroondara Road Board District, then comprising Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell. It was proclaimed a town on 8 December 1910, the year this medal was issued, and a city on 10 March 1921. On 22 June 1994 Kew city was united with Camberwell and Hawthorn cities to form Boroondara city.
Obverse Description
shield of six wheat-sheafs above motto CRESCO on ribbon; above shield is the Royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters and, on ribbon DIEU ET MIN DROIT; on arms of cross top, TOWN / OF, bottom, KEW, left TO COMMEM / -ORATE, right, ITS JUBILEE / 1910
Reverse Description
Within line circle set at centre of cross shaped flan, CR. J.F. McCREA / J.P. / MAYOR on arms of cross, top, KEW bottom, JUBILEE, left 1860, right, 1910
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
1910 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910
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Commissioned By
City of Kew, Kew, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910
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Person Named
Mr. John Falding McCrea - Town of Kew, Kew, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910
Named as Mayor on Kew Jubilee medal 1910 -
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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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
30 mm (Width), 34 mm (Height), 7.12 g (Weight)
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Shape
cross
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References
Not listed by Carlisle A publication was issued to commemorate Kew's jubilee: Barnard, Francis George Allman, The Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria: its Origin & Progress, 1803-1910. 1910. It is held by the City of Boorondara library service. -D. Tout-Smith 28/1/2004.
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