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Medal of the Melbourne Exhibition

Medal
1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Melbourne Mint (maker)
Boehm, Joseph Edgar (Sir)
Place of origin
Australia (made)

This gold medal was struck to commemorate the Melbourne Exhibition in 1888. On the reverse side is the Southern Cross, with a motto and a wreath of oak leaves and wattle.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleMedal of the Melbourne Exhibition
Materials and techniques
Gold
Gold
Brief description
Medal, gold, Melbourne exhibition 1888, Southern cross.
Physical description
Gold medal. Obv., portriat bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, after the design on the Jubilee medal by the late Sir J.E Boehm, R.A., with the exception that the crown on that work is replaced by one taken from the New Zealand War medal; inscribed 'Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne.' Rev., in the centre the five stars of the Southern Cross surrounded by the motto 'Artibus dignis honor insignis', and a sprig of oak leaves tied by a ribbon to a sprig of wattle. Signed 'Melbourne Mint. Stokes & Martin S.C' and 'C.V' On the edge is inscribed 'The Educational Department.'
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.5in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Obv., Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne.
  • 'Artibus dignis honor insignis'
  • 'Melbourne Mint. Stokes & Martin S.C' and 'C.V'
Object history
Given by the Agent General for Victoria.
Summary
This gold medal was struck to commemorate the Melbourne Exhibition in 1888. On the reverse side is the Southern Cross, with a motto and a wreath of oak leaves and wattle.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1890. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891. pp. 27
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
241-1890

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
Record URL
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