Summary
Australia Victoria Shire of Donald
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897 was celebrated the great enthusiasm throughout the British Empire. It prompted many Australian local governments to issue commemorative medals. The Shire of Donald, which issued this medal, was located in the Wimmera region of north-western Victoria by the Richardson River, 10km south of Lake Buloke. First settled in 1844, Donald developed as a service centre to the surrounding district where wheat, barley, fat lambs and wool were the main produce. The Shire was declared on 11 February 1897, the same year it issued this medal.
Obverse Description
Jugate busts, young & old Queen Victoria; around, QUEEN VICTORIA'S 60TH YEAR OF REIGN * 1837 TO 1897 * (stops on either side of date in form of stars).
Reverse Description
At centre within wide rim Arms of Shire below Royal Arms; motto on ribbon below, UNITA FORTIOR around on broad rim, SHIRE OF DONALD + H. GOLDSMITH, PRESIDENT +
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1897 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
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Commissioned By
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Person Named
Mr. Henry Goldsmith - Shire of Donald, Donald Shire, Victoria, Australia, 1897
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Person Depicted
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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
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 13.15 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Car. 1897/52
[Catalogue] Morrison, Ian. 2003. The Baker of Maldon.
[Book] Maroske, Ian O. & Kirk, Lillian. 1997. Shire of Donald 1897-1995: a Municipal History.
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Keywords
Celebrations, Coat of Arms: Shire of Donald, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Royal Anniversaries
