Medal - 200th Anniversary of the First Fleet Historical Medal
Medal - 200th Anniversary of the First Fleet Historical Medal
€58,231.00
Location
Australia
Year
1988
Type
Commemorative medals/Historical medal
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
29 g
Diameter
38.5 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Two circles in the centre with a banner underneath. The inner circle contains an image of H.M.S. Sirius with `Bicentennial` on the banner. All ports of call are listed around the outside of the coin.
Obverse lettering
Ports
of Call : Portsmouth.Tenerife.Rio De
Janeiro.Capetown.Mauritius.Fremantle.Sydney:
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Image of the flagship H.M.S. Sirius in the centre, with text around the edge
Reverse lettering
200th Anniversary of the Sailing of
the First Fleet
Departed Portsmouth 13th May 1787
arrived Port Jackson 26th Jan. 1788
Flagship H.M.S. Sirius
