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Medal - David Jones Ballarat, Victoria
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely text-based, with the circular legend CRITERION DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT around the upper periphery and WHOLESALE & RETAIL around the lower periphery, separated by star ornaments. The central field carries the merchant's name DAVID JONES in large raised letters, with IMPORTER, BALLAARAT, and ESTAB:1853 arranged in successive lines below. The token is struck with a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed relief depiction of Criterion House, a two-storey commercial building with colonnaded facade on Sturt Street, Ballarat, shown in three-quarter perspective. The legend CRITERION HOUSE arcs around the upper periphery, with STURT ST above the building, and BALLAARAT 1862 below the building in the field. The circular inscription DAVID JONES PROPRIETOR runs around the lower periphery, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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