Medal - Sydney International Exhibition Award Medal

€338,234.00
LocationAustralia
Year1879
TypeAward medals/Miscellaneous award
CompositionBronze
Weight208.0 g
Diameter77 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
NoticeObverse: Joseph Shepherd Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon
Reverse: Alfred Benjamin Wyon, Joseph Shepherd Wyon
Reference(s) BDM VI#591
Obverse descriptionAllegory of Australia as a woman standing, facing right, wearing drape, holding laurel wreath in raised right hand and supporting shield with the coat of arms of New South Wales. Implements of arts, industry, and commerce at her feet: a violin, square, hammer, and anvil to the left and an anchor, books, amphora, ship helm, anemometer, and painting palette to the right. Five water waves below. Brick wall behind. Elevation of the Garden Palace by James Barnet in the background.
Obverse lettering★ INTERNATIONAL ★ EXHIBITION ★ ORTA RECENS QUAM PURA NITES SYDNEY N . S . W . ★ M . D . CCC . LXXIX J . S . & A . B . WYON
(Translation: Newly risen, how brightly you shine.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription in two lines, surrounded by foliage and flowers arranged in a wreath.
Reverse letteringH . SOANE . ⸻ · ⸻ SECOND AWARD J . S . & A . B . WYON
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1879  - -
Catalog ID5752972950
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