Medal - Gateway Bridge Brisbane - Silver Inauguration Medal
Features
| Location |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1986 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 70.9 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 405950 |
| References | Carlisle# C. 1986/48 Leslie J. Carlisle, Bob Climpson; 2008. Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988. Self-published, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.John W. Cook; 2015. Medals of the Australian Numismatic Society 1913-2013: celebrating the Centenary of the Australian Numismatic Society. The Australian Numismatic Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Commemorative issue
Gateway Bridge Brisbane Commissioning
Obverse
Depiction of the Gateway Bridge over the Brisbane River in inner circle, text around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GATEWAY BRIDGE BRISBANE
1.627 METRES OVERALL
MAIN SPAN 260 METRES LONG
62.5 METRES HIGH
AJP
COMMISIONED 11 JANUARY 1986
Designer: George Snelgrove
Reverse
An Emu, Palm Tree and Kangaroo in an inner circle, text around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MACDONALD WAGNER TRANSFIELD QLD
THE GATEWAY BRIDGE
COMPANY LIMITED
THE AUSTRALIAN
NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
BRISBANE BRANCH
G.D.S
Designer: George Snelgrove
Edge
Plain
Script: Latin
Lettering: STG. SIL.
Mint
| A.J.P. | A.J. Parkes, Australia |
Comments
Silver version - Issued by the Brisbane branch of the Australian Numismatic Society to commemorate the commissioning of the Gateway Bridge over the lower reaches of the Brisbane river on 11/1/1986.
Issue Price $85
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | 450 | Silver | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 94
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Bullion value: USD 143.76
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Actual silver weight: 2.109 oz
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