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N12271 Medal, commemorative, Cessation of transport 1853 / Tasmania Founded 1803, pewter, Queen Victoria, maker unknown, Tasmania, Australia, c.1853. Click to enlarge.

Medal commemorating the cessation of transport in Tasmania

Medal, Australia: Tasmania, commemorative. Cessation of transport, 1803-53, pewter (CI)

Summary

Object No.

N12271

Object Statement

Medal, commemorative, Cessation of transport 1853 / Tasmania Founded 1803, pewter, Queen Victoria, maker unknown, Tasmania, Australia, c.1853

Physical Description

Medal, Australia: Tasmania, commemorative. Cessation of transport, 1803-53, pewter (CI)

Marks

Marks: obverse, 'VICTORIA QUEEN / MDCCLIII'; reverse, 'CESSATION OF TRANSPORTATION 1853 / TASMANIA FOUNDED 1803'.

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Australian Museum, 1961

Acquisition Date

26 February 1961

Cite this Object

Harvard

Medal commemorating the cessation of transport in Tasmania 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 29 March 2023, <https://ma.as/291439>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/291439 |title=Medal commemorating the cessation of transport in Tasmania |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=29 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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