Summary
Australia
Houghton Congregational Sabbath School Jubilee medal 1895 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: In 1895 the Houghton Congregational Sabbath School issued this medal to mark its jubilee. Houghton is located in South Australia, in the Adelaide Hills. The Houghton area was surveyed in 1839 and the District Council of Highercombe, including Houghton, was proclaimed in 1853. The Congregational Church was established in South Australia in 1837.
Obverse Description
Legend in 5 lines; HOUGHTON / CONGREGATIONAL / SABBATH SCHOOL / JUBILEE / EASTER 1895
Reverse Description
Plain
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
1895 AD
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Issued By
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Commissioned By
Houghton Congregational Sabbath School, Houghton, South Australia, Australia, 1895
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Inscriptions
(edge) (obverse) (reverse)
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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
29 mm (Outside Diameter), 10.85 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Not listed in Carlisle
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