Medal - Australian Endangered Species Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby - Company Medal

Medal - Australian Endangered Species (Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby - Company Medal) - obverseMedal - Australian Endangered Species (Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby - Company Medal) - reverse

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Features

Location Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Commemorative medals › Company medal
Year 1992
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 7.5 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
147454

Commemorative issue

175th Westpac Bank Anniversary

Obverse

Two Yellow Footed Rock Wallabys in natural habitat

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Worldwide Fund for Nature
Yellow Footed Rock wallaby
Endangered Species 1992

Reverse

Scrolling text celebrating 175 years of Westpac Bank

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CELEBRATING
175 Years
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST BANK

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

These medals were struck by the Royal Australian Mint and issued by the Western Pacific Banking Corporation (Westpac) in 1992 to celebrate 175 years of the bank. This was Australia's first bank and was originally called "The Bank of New South Wales. All profits from the sale of the medals were donated to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to help with work being done to protect endangered species. The six medals represent six Australian endangered species. The medals were issued in a large folding coincard inside a slipcase.


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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1992  UNC in Coincard

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