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Medal - Jubilee of Queen Victoria Fete, City of Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Reg. No: NU 20414
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- Summary:
- Australia
City of Richmond Children's Fete for Jubillee1887 (AD)
Medal presented by the mayor, G. H. Bennett depicting the Richmond Town Hall
The work of E.A. Altmann
Other Details: The fiftieth anniversary of the ascension of Queen Victoria was celebrated with enthusiasm throughout the Empire. This medal was one of many issued by local governments and organisations to commemorate the occasion. The City of Richmond held a children's fete as part of the festivities. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.51 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | 32mm |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, queen victoria golden jubilee 1887, royal anniversaries |
| Themes this item is part of: | George Henry Bennett, Councillor, Richmond, Victoria (1850-1908), Public Life & Institutions Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | royal jubilees |
| Series: | Australian Historical Medals |
| DateEra: | 1887 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria veiled left; around, TO COMMEMORATE QUE[E]N VICTORIA'S JUBILEE . 1887 . |
| Reverse Description: | Within a beaded circle, view of Richmond Town Hall; below, C.H. BENNETT / MAYOR; around above, * CITY OF RICHMOND *; below, CHILDREN'S FETE |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | (edge) (obverse) (reverse) |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | City of Richmond, Australia |
| Distributor: | George Bennett - Richmond City Council, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, England, Great Britain |
| Organisation Named: | City of Richmond |
| References: | Car. 1887/19 |
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