REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN - 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUAID-I-AZAM COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL (1976)

A PAKISTANI COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL INSTITUTED ON 25TH DECEMBER 1976 TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948), KNOWN AS THE QUAID-I-AZAM (GREAT LEADER), THE FOUNDER AND FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF PAKISTAN.

THE OBVERSE FEATURES A RAISED PORTRAIT BUST OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH IN PROFILE, WEARING HIS CHARACTERISTIC KARAKUL CAP, SURROUNDED BY URDU SCRIPT. THE REVERSE DISPLAYS THE PAKISTANI STAR AND CRESCENT MOTIF FLANKED BY LAUREL SPRIGS, WITH URDU INSCRIPTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW.

THE MEDAL IS SUSPENDED FROM A STRAIGHT SUSPENSION BAR VIA A DECORATIVE CLASP, WITH A RIBBON OF DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES.

DETAILS:
* INSTITUTED: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* AWARDED: TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948)
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* METAL: SILVER-TONED METAL

CONDITION:
THE MEDAL IS IN FAIR CONDITION OVERALL. BOTH FACES SHOW GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES. THE RIBBON EXHIBITS FRAYING ALONG THE UPPER EDGE AND SOME DISCOLOURATION. THE SUSPENSION BAR AND CLASP REMAIN INTACT.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 0.1Kg

Republic Of Pakistan: 100Th Anniversary Of Quaid I Azam Medal
Ribbon: Diagonal White And Green Stripes
Instituted: 25Th December 1976
Awarded: To Commemorate The Century Of The Birth Of Muhammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), The 'Quaid-I-Azam" (Great Leader), The Founder And First Governor General Of Pakistan

Condition: Fair

779164+1

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