| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Award medal |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 208.0 g |
| Diameter | 77 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Period | |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) | BDM VI#591 |
| Obverse description | Allegory of Australia as a woman standing, facing right, wearing drape, holding laurel wreath in raised right hand and supporting shield with the coat of arms of New South Wales. Implements of arts, industry, and commerce at her feet: a violin, square, hammer, and anvil to the left and an anchor, books, amphora, ship helm, anemometer, and painting palette to the right. Five water waves below. Brick wall behind. Elevation of the Garden Palace by James Barnet in the background. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| 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 | Inscription in two lines, surrounded by foliage and flowers arranged in a wreath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | H . SOANE . ⸻ · ⸻ SECOND AWARD J . S . & A . B . WYON |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 5752972950 |
| Comments |
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