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Medal - Gateway Bridge Brisbane Inauguration Medal
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Relief depiction of the Gateway Bridge spanning the Brisbane River, viewed from below at an angle showing the bridge's support columns and deck structure. Three lines of text in the lower field give the bridge's dimensions, with a circular legend around the border and the engraver's initials AJS in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts an emu to the left and a kangaroo to the right, flanking a palm tree, all in high relief on a ground line. Text above reads 'THE GATEWAY BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED' and text below reads 'THE AUSTRALIAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY BRISBANE BRANCH', with a circular border legend naming the constructors and the engraver's initials GDS in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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