Participant's medal, 1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games

Object Type
Civic mementoes/Souvenir/Medallion
Date Used
1954
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Object Detail

Brief Description
A boxed, commemorative medal featuring a totem pole encircled by large leaves, in turn encircled by nine action figures from various sports. The reverse features a royal crown, year, and text, reads, "V BRITISH EMPIRE / AND / COMMONWEALTH GAMES / VANCOUVER / CANADA", surrounded by a rectangular-link chain. The medal sits in its original velvet-lined, fitted blue cardboard box. A small piece of grooved perspex provides a stand for the medal.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
1 - Medal: H: 53 W: 53 D: 2mm (H: 2 1/16 W: 2 1/16 D: 1/16")
H: 60 W: 53 D: 35mm (H: 2 3/8 W: 2 1/16 D: 1 3/8")
2 - Medal Case: H: 82 W: 82 D: 20mm (H: 3 1/4 W: 3 1/4 D: 13/16")
Media/Materials
Metal
Velvet
Card
Perspex
Associated Event
Vth British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954; 1954; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Associated Person
Date Used
1954
Location
In storage
Registration No
1998.3394.127.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the children of Winsome Cripps - Lisa, Lyndall and Jason.

Object Type

Sport

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