Medal - Western Australia 150th Anniversary History of Mining

€415,918.00
LocationAustralia
Year1979
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionBronze
Weight32.5 g
Diameter43 mm
Thickness3.1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Carlisle#1979/23
Obverse descriptionBust of James Stirling. The first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Western Australia.
Obverse letteringSWAN RIVER COLONY FOUNDED 1829
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionReflects state`s history of mining by an image of an old prospector panning for gold
Reverse letteringWESTERN AUSTRALIA 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1979
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverPerth Mint, Australia (1899-date)
Mintage1979  - - 50 000
Catalog ID1078035850
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