Silver medal won by Shirley Strickland for 220 yards race, 1950 Empire Games

Object Type
Trophies and awards/Medal/Silver medal
Date Used
1950
09 Feb 1950
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Silver medal, BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES/ 1950 debossed on obverse, around an image of a helmeted winged lady holding aloft a laurel wreath with her right hand, and a trident held in her left. The reverse features leaves and flowers around the edge, with a small map of New Zealand inside a laurel wreath at the bottom. Engraved in the centre is WOMEN/ 220 YARDS/ S. STRICKLAND/ AUSTRALIA.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 65 W: 65mm (H: 2 9/16 W: 2 9/16")
Media/Materials
Metal
Associated Event
IVth British Empire Games 1950; 1950; Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Associated Person
Date Used
1950
09 Feb 1950
Location
On display
Registration No
2003.3903.631.1
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.

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