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Medal - King George V Centenary of Stamps 2014
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Composition | Zinc (Alloy) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King George V in left-facing profile, rendered in a fine engraved line style evoking the original stamp design, set within a recessed circular field. The surrounding legend runs along the full circumference of the medal, separated from the central device by a series of concentric border rings. |
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| Obverse lettering | CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF AUSTRALIA'S KING GEORGE V POSTAGE STAMP |
| Reverse description | The central field bears a detailed relief reproduction of the 1914 Australian King George V postage stamp, depicting the royal effigy in left-facing profile within an oval frame flanked by a kangaroo and an emu, surmounted by a crown with flanking floral sprays, and inscribed AUSTRALIA above and the centenary dates 1914-2014 below, with the denomination 70c POSTAGE 70c in the lower tablet. Radiating line decorative elements fill the corners of the field outside the stamp design, and the full circumference legend mirrors that of the obverse. |
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