COLLECTION OF FOUR VICTORIAN SHIRE COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLIONS - 1980S

A GROUP OF FOUR AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLIONS HOUSED IN INDIVIDUAL CARDBOARD COIN HOLDERS WITH HANDWRITTEN ANNOTATIONS. THE LOT COMPRISES MEDALLIONS RELATING TO VICTORIAN SHIRES AND THE VICTORIA 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.

OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES MEDALLIONS FROM THE DEAKIN SHIRE AND HASTINGS SHIRE, DATING FROM THE MID-1980S. THE MEDALLIONS ARE STRUCK IN SILVER-TONED AND COPPER-TONED METALS AND FEATURE DESIGNS RELATING TO LOCAL SHIRE HISTORY AND THE VICTORIA 150TH ANNIVERSARY. EACH IS HOUSED IN A STAPLED CARDBOARD HOLDER WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTATIONS IN RED INK RECORDING THE SHIRE NAME, DATE AND MINTAGE FIGURES.

THE MEDALLIONS:


* UPPER RIGHT: SILVER-TONED MEDALLION WITH "VICTORIA 150" AND A STYLISED FLORAL EMBLEM ON THE OBVERSE. THE REVERSE READS "SHIRE OF HASTINGS" AND "SILVER JUBILEE" WITH AN ANCHOR AND CROSSED IMPLEMENTS DESIGN. HOLDER ANNOTATED "HASTINGS SHIRE", "1985/69", "MINTAGE 400" AND "SECOND STRIKING".

* LOWER LEFT: COPPER-TONED MEDALLION WITH "VICTORIA 150" TEXT AND A PORTRAIT DESIGN ON THE OBVERSE. THE REVERSE FEATURES A QUARTERED SHIELD DESIGN. HOLDER ANNOTATED "DEAKIN SHIRE", "1984-5/44" AND "MINTAGE 1025".

* LOWER RIGHT: SILVER-TONED MEDALLION WITH "VICTORIA 150" AND THE STYLISED FLORAL EMBLEM ON THE OBVERSE. THE REVERSE READS "SHIRE OF HASTINGS" AND "SILVER JUBILEE 1969-1994" WITH AN ANCHOR AND CROSSED IMPLEMENTS DESIGN. HOLDER ANNOTATED "BRIM." AND "MINTAGE 400".

CONDITION:
THE MEDALLIONS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LIGHT TONING. THE COPPER-TONED DEAKIN SHIRE MEDALLION SHOWS SOME SURFACE OXIDATION. ALL FOUR CARDBOARD HOLDERS SHOW GENERAL WEAR AND SOILING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. HANDWRITTEN ANNOTATIONS IN RED INK ARE LEGIBLE ON EACH HOLDER.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* QUANTITY: FOUR MEDALLIONS
* MATERIAL: SILVER-TONED METAL (THREE), COPPER-TONED METAL (ONE)
* ORIGIN: AUSTRALIAN
* PERIOD: MID-1980S


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

Art Deco (1920-1940); 1980S; Australian; Metal; All Four Medallions Present Well With Minor Surface Marks And Toning Consistent With Age. The Cardboard Holders Show Some Wear, Soiling And Handwritten Annotations In Red Ink. The Copper-Toned Deakin Shire Medallion Shows Some Surface Oxidation.

Condition: Good

334415+4

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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