Summary

Australia New South Wales
Earth Week Commemorative 1979 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Bronze medal commemorating Earth Week and the International Year of the Child, dated 1979. The obverse includes a coat of arms with lion and kangaroo supporters, a globe and a tree. The reverse features the logo for the International Year of the Child.

Physical Description

Within a wreath, at top a Coat of Arms with lion and kangaroo supporters; below, EARTH WEEK / COMMEMORATIVE / AWARD the last two words on top and bottom of oval globe the left side of which shows latitude and longditude lines, and the right a tree. In the centre logo for international year of the child, a parent bending over a child whose arms are lifted up within two olive branches; around, EARTH WEEK COMMEMORATION * INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD * below, 1979

Obverse Description

Within a wreath, at top a Coat of Arms with lion and kangaroo supporters; below, EARTH WEEK / COMMEMORATIVE / AWARD the last two words on top and bottom of oval globe the left side of which shows latitude and longditude lines, and the right a tree.

Reverse Description

In the centre logo for international year of the child, a parent bending over a child whose arms are lifted up within two olive branches; around, EARTH WEEK COMMEMORATION * INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD * below, 1979

Edge Description

Plain

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