Gold medal awarded to Betty Cuthbert as a member of the Australian Women's 4x100 yds relay team at the 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Perth. The medal features a royal crown, rectangular-link chain, and lettering, "VII BRITISH EMPIRE / AND / COMMONWEALTH / GAMES / PERTH / WESTERN / AUSTRALIA". The reverse features a coat-of-arms, laurels and sprays of kangaroo paw, and engraved lettering, "ATHLETICS / Women / 4x110 yds. / Relay / B. CUTHBERT / Australia".