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Sydney Harbour Bridge commemorative medallion, 1932
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Object statement
Medallion, commemorative, opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, gilded bronze, Australia, 1932
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
This medallion was designed and produced to coincide with the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. The designer and manufacturer are unknown.

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Description
Medallion, commemorative, opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, gilded bronze, Australia, 1932

Circular medallion of gilded bronze. One side of the medallion depicts an image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a boat located in the water below, the other side depicts a statue of Captain James Cook with the harbour, lighthouse and sunset.

Made: 1932
Marks
Inscribed obverse "SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE / MARCH 19, 1932 / THE PILOT S.S. CAPTAIN COOK"
Inscribed reverse "JAMES COOK. BAKER. PADDINGTON / CAPTAIN JAMES COOK R.N."
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
88/1068
Production date
1932
Diameter
25 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Martin Daniel Coin Dealers, 1988

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/81769 |title=Sydney Harbour Bridge commemorative medallion |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=25 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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