Medal commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, 9 November 1914 and a U.S. half dollar...
Medal commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, 9 November 1914 and a U.S. half dollar issued as part of the sesquicentennial celebrations of Captain James Cook's discovery of Hawaii, 1928
About this item
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Date
1914, 1928
Call Numbers
R 1069 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 35 - applies to R 1069/Item 1
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Physical Description
Contents
1 commemorative medals - 6.5 x 4 cm - silver
1 commemorative coin - 3 cm diameter - silver and copper
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Item 1
Silver medal in box commemorating the sinking of S.M.S. Emden: 'H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S. Emden, Republica Mexicana, Nov. 9 1914', made by W. Kerr, George Street, Sydney, watchmaker and jeweller
Item 2
U.S. Half dollar [silver and copper]: 'Capt.James Cook - Discoverer of Hawaii, in God we trust, 1778 - 1928'. Issued as part...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Medal commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, 9 November 1914 and a U.S. half dollar issued as part of the sesquicentennial celebrations of Captain James Cook's discovery of Hawaii, 1928
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.865 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Contextual Information
Source
Presented to the Public Library of N.S.W., from the Library of Parliament, Parliament House, Sydney, N.S.W., 5 May 1966
Pic.Acc.865
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 1069 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 35 - applies to R 1069/Item 1
Record Identifier
9yM3Bez9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM3Bez9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
52911
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