Summary

Australia Victoria Frankston
Medal - Armstrong Shoe Mart, Frankston 1984 (AD)
Issue number 205 Type 40
Mint: Brim Artist: Hafner
Other Details: 250 struck in gilding metal and given to customers who purchased shoes. A $1 discount given if returned on the occasion of a further purchase. This issue commemorated Victoria's sesquicentenary.

Physical Description

A gilding metal medal (32 mm diameter) featuring a bust of Thomas Armstrong, facing front, and the logo of Victoria's sesquicentenary.

Obverse Description

At centre a bust of Thomas Armstrong facing, across breast, D. ARMSTRONG / LANDED VICTORIA 1853; around above, ARMSTRONG SHOE MART around below, * SALUTES VICTORIA'S 150 YEARS *

Reverse Description

Logo of the sesquicentenary, below, VICTORIA 150 / GROWING TOGETHER 1984-5 and at the rim 06 in small letters the mint name, BRIM MELB

Edge Description

Plain

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