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Medal - Sydney International Exhibition Award Medal
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | An allegorical female figure representing Australia stands facing right, draped, raising a laurel wreath in her right hand while resting her left hand on a shield bearing the coat of arms of New South Wales. Attributes of the arts, industry, and commerce are arranged at her feet on either side, including a violin, square, hammer, anvil, anchor, books, amphora, ship's wheel, and painting palette. Five stylised waves appear below, with a brick wall behind the figure and the elevation of the Garden Palace by James Barnet rendered in the background. The peripheral legend and motto run around the raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ★ INTERNATIONAL ★ EXHIBITION ★ ORTA RECENS QUAM PURA NITES SYDNEY N . S . W . ★ M . D . CCC . LXXIX J . S . & A . B . WYON (Translation: Newly risen, how brightly you shine.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a centrally engraved award inscription within a wreath composed of Australian native flora, including a prominent waratah bloom at the base, flanked by banksia, wattle, and fern fronds. The engravers' signature appears in the lower exergue. |
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