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Medal - Tourist Dollar Port Augusta - The Iron Triangle, Tourist Souvenir
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Souvenir medallion |
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| Obverse description | The central field is divided into four segments by a triangular motif, each segment depicting an industrial scene representing the Iron Triangle region: a locomotive (A.N.), a power station (E.T.S.A.), a grain storage facility (C.B.H./B.H.A.S.), and a bulk carrier ship with ore loading equipment (B.H.P./SANTOS). Company abbreviations appear within the respective segments. The peripheral legend names the three cities of Whyalla, Port Augusta, and Port Pirie, with SOUTH AUSTRALIA at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a relief map of the Spencer Gulf region of South Australia, with the locations of Pt Augusta, Stony Point, Whyalla, and Pt Pirie indicated by incised lines. A stylised smiling sun with radiating rays occupies the upper right, a crab and fish appear in the waters of Spencer Gulf, and stylised waves fill the lower field. The maker's name STOKES and the date 1983 appear in the lower centre. The peripheral legend reads IRON TRIANGLE at the top and TOURIST DOLLAR at the base. |
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