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Medal - Hinkler Flight bronze
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Diameter | 51 mm |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of aviator Bert Hinkler in three-quarter view facing left, wearing a leather flying helmet and scarf. The circumferential legend reads BERT HINKLER AIRMAN above and BUNDABERG AUSTRALIA below, flanked by small stars. The maker's signature STOKES MELB and designer's initials CDR appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a relief map of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia with a traced flight route line connecting London to Darwin, labelled at each terminus. A small biplane in relief is depicted in the lower central field above the word AUSTRALIA, with DARWIN marked at the route's end point. The circumferential legend reads LONDON TO DARWIN XVI DAYS above and PRAEPETIBUS PINNIS AUSTRALES VECTUS AD ORAS below, flanked by stars. FEB. 1928 appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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