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Medallion - "The First Game of Australian Rules" - with 1-3-035 on rim

1982

Australian Sports Museum

Australian Sports Museum
East Melbourne, Australia

Medallion, case, sleeve for case, certificate of authenticity, leaflet 'The First Game'. Sterling silver medallion featuring text that reads 'AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL / THE FIRST GAME'. Image of football scene containing a caption that reads 'SCOTCH C GOAL 2 / MELBOURNE / GOAL 1'. Below this is a scroll with text 'MELBOURNE 1858'.On reverse text reads 'CO-FOUNDERS OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL' and features 2 portraits of men, each with a scroll bearing his name: 'HENRY HARRISON' and 'TOM WILLS'. Stamped around rim '1--3--035'. Medallion case: Green velvet hinged box with white silk and black velvet interior. Printed on silk in black is the AFL logo and 'MILESTONE / MEMORIES' in gold. Medallion case sleeve: White card cover sleeve that slides over green velvet presentation box. Handwritten pencil inscription reads '1-3-35 [medallion number] / STERLING SILVER / NO 35/500 / ISSUED / 1/5/82'. Leaflet: Folded green paper brochure produced as an information leaflet to accompany the commemorative

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  • Title: Medallion - "The First Game of Australian Rules" - with 1-3-035 on rim
  • Date Created: 1982
  • Provenance: Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum collection.
  • Medium: Sterling silver; Velvet; Card; Paper
Australian Sports Museum

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