Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Melbourne Town Hall 1867 (AD)
Mint: Stokes, T.
Awarded to: Library & Art Gallery
Other Details: This medal is one of 26 made to mark the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Melbourne Town Hall by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867. Medals were issued to the Queen, mayor and councillors, architect, builders, town clerk and the Museum.
Obverse Description
Uniformed bust left; around, H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, VISITED VICTORIA. 1867
Reverse Description
View of Town Hall; around, LAID FOUNDATION STONE OF THE TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE; in exergue, 29 NOV; in tiny letters, T.STOKES MELB.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne City Council (MCC), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1867 AD
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Issued By
Melbourne City Council (MCC), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1867
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Mint
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Place Depicted
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1867
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Person Named
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Presented To
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1869
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Presented To
Public Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1869
A letter from the Town Clerks Office, Temporary Town Hall, 16 Feb 1869, reads 'I am to ask that the medal may be placed in the Museum of Art of the Public Library'. -
Inscriptions
Plain (edge) Uniformed bust left; around, H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, VISITED VICTORIA. 1867 (obverse) View of Town Hall; around, LAID FOUNDATION STONE OF THE TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE; in exergue, 29 NOV; in tiny letters, T.STOKES MELB. (reverse)
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Series
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Material
Gold
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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
23 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.91 g (Weight)
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Exhibition Collection Management
23 mm (Width)
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Dimensions
24 mm (Length), 24 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 7.92 g (Weight)
Measurement from conservation
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Shape
Round
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References
Car.1867/3
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