Summary
Australia New South Wales
Governor of New South Wales 1877 (AD)
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: Medal issued in 1877, depicting the Governor of New South Wales and the coat of arms featuring ship, golden fleece, mining tools and sheaf of wheat within wreath and a rising sun.
Previous Collections: McArthur
Physical Description
A gilt medal (22 mm diameter) featuring a portrait of the Governor of New South Wales
Obverse Description
Head of the Governor of NSW, bare, facing right with long side-burne; artist's initials, IH. raised on neck truncation
Reverse Description
Coat of arms featuring ship, golden fleece, mining tools and sheaf of wheat within wreath and below rising sun; below wreath, 1877
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
1877 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877
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Artist
Julius Hogarth, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877
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Person Depicted
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: GOVERNOR OF N.S.WALES
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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), 5.05 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with hole
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References
Car 1878/3
[Thesis] Lugton, Mary E. 1989. George McArthur of Maldon: his Life and his Book Collection.
[Catalogue] Morrison, Ian. 2003. The Baker of Maldon.
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