Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Centenary Event Medal
Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Centenary Event Medal
€181,481.00
Location
Australia
Year
1980
Type
Commemorative medals/Event medal
Composition
Copper
Weight
39.84 g
Diameter
38.46 mm
Thickness
4.18 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Head of Queen Victoria veiled and crowned right.
Obverse lettering
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
MDCCCLXXX
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
COMMEMORATING
THE FIRST 100 YEARS
OF THE
EXHIBITION BUILDING,
OPENED OCTOBER 1, 1880
THE HEAD OF
QUEEN VICTORIA
HAS BEEN REPRODUCED
FROM THE ORIGINAL DIE
WHICH MINTED THE
1880 GOLD PRIZE
MEDALS
STOKES 1980 MELB.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia (1857-date)
