Medal issued to commemorate the Sydney International Exhibition, 1880 / Evan Jones
Medal issued to commemorate the Sydney International Exhibition, 1880 / Evan Jones
Medal issued to commemorate the Sydney International Exhibition, 1880 / Evan Jones
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1880
Call Numbers
R 791
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 object - 2.2 cm diameter - gold
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A hanger is attached to the top of the medal.
'Issued to the workmen involved with construction of the Garden Palace' (verbal information from the donor).
Alternative Titles
Full title
Medal issued to commemorate the Sydney International Exhibition, 1880 / Evan Jones
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The medal is not included in Carlisle, L.J., 'Australian commemorative medals and medalets from 1788', Sydney, B & C Press, 1983, although several examples include the 'SIE' monogram (compared with 1879/3, 1879/5, 1879-80/4).
Others include a similar view and legend, with the position of elements of the legend varying (compared with 1880/1, 188...
Signature / Inscriptions
Obverse : View of the Garden Palace, Legend : Exhibition Building, 1880, Evan Jones.
Reverse : Monogram : 'SIE', i.e. Sydney International Exhibition.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs. N. Dobney, 1985
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 791
Record Identifier
YK5QRp6n
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5QRp6n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
844603
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