Medal - Western Australia 150th Anniversary History of Mining

Location Australia
Year 1979
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Bronze
Weight 32.5 g
Diameter 43 mm
Thickness 3.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Carlisle#1979/23
Obverse description Bust of James Stirling. The first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Western Australia.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering SWAN RIVER COLONY FOUNDED 1829
Reverse description Reflects state`s history of mining by an image of an old prospector panning for gold
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering WESTERN AUSTRALIA 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1979
Mintage
Numisquare ID 1078035850
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