Summary

Australia Tasmania
Medal - Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition Silver Prize 1883
Other Details: A gold prize medal (32 mm diameter gold plated bronze) issued for the Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition. It features Hobart crouching on an altar, before which five children dance, presenting a victor's wreath the the first child. Space within a wreath is provided on the reverse for the details of a winner. This piece has not been inscribed. Juvenile industrial exhibitions were held to to encourage young people to compete in 'works of industry and usefulness', to impress the dignity and honour of labour, to nurture those in the trades, to show handiwork, to share ideas, to develop the idea of 'useful employment' in leisure hours and to create a 'taste for the fine arts and ornamental works, so as to make the home attractive' (Official Record, Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballarat, 1890). The Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition was organised by co-owner of the Hobart Mercury, journalist and former cricket captain John George Davies.

Physical Description

A gold prize medal (32 mm diameter gold plated bronze) which features Hobart crouching on an altar, before which five children dance, presenting a victor's wreath the the first child.

Obverse Description

Around inside of octagonal border linked to the medal rim by checker-work, A.D. 1883 . TASMANIAN . . JUVENILE . . INDUSTRIAL . . EXHIBITION . A.D. 1883 , at centre within a line circle, Hobart crouching on an altar, before which five children dance, presenting a victor's wreath the the first child; around above SIC FORTIS HOBARTIA CREVIT

Reverse Description

Around inside of octagonal border linked to the medal rim by checker-work, TEMPORA . MUTANTOR . ET NOS . MUTAMUR . IN ILLIS . UNICA . VIRTUS . NECESSARIA, at centre within oak wreath joined at base by ribbon. AWARDED / TO

Edge Description

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