Medal - New and Old Australian Parliament Houses Commemorative Souvenir

Medal - New and Old Australian Parliament Houses (Commemorative Souvenir) - obverseMedal - New and Old Australian Parliament Houses (Commemorative Souvenir) - reverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Features

Location Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir
Year 1988
Composition Gilding metal
Weight 14 g
Diameter 31.5 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
291337

Commemorative issue

Australian Parliament Houses

Obverse

Depiction of the new Australian Parliament House above the Bicentenary logo.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AUSTRALIA'S NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE
OPENED 1988 - BICENTENIAL YEAR

Reverse

Depiction of the old Parliament House

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANBERRA'S FIRST
OPENED 1927
PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Issued in a Square Jewel Case to commemorate the opening of the new Parliament House in Australia in 1988.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1988 

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