Summary
Gilt bronze medal issued to school children to commemorate the opening of the first Australian parliament, held in Melbourne in 1901.
Minted by Stokes.
Obverse Description
Busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII; above, AUST. COMMONWEALTH / EST.1.JAN.1901 / 63RD OF VICTORIA, R.I.; below, FIRST PARLIAMENT OPENED / MAY 1901 / 1ST OF EDWARD VII; below, WA TAS NSW VIC SA QLD.
Reverse Description
Busts of Duke and Duchess; above, OPENING OF THE FIRST / FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; below, T.R.H. / THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901.
Edge Description
Plain
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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
1901 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Plain (edge) Busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII; above, AUST. COMMONWEALTH / EST.1.JAN.1901 / 63RD OF VICTORIA, R.I.; below, FIRST PARLIAMENT OPENED / MAY 1901 / 1ST OF EDWARD VII; below, WA TAS NSW VIC SA QLD (obverse) Busts of Duke and Duchess; above, OPENING OF THE FIRST / FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; below, T.R.H. / THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL / AND YORK / MELBOURNE, MAY 1901(reverse)
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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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
29 mm (Width), 37 mm (Height), 10.19 g (Weight)
Wt with ribbon
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Exhibition Collection Management
87 mm (Length), 28 mm (Width), 7 mm (Height)
7mm high with link, 2mm high without link.
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Shape
Round
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References
Car.1901/2
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