Newcastle Centenary 1897
$39
Newcastle Centenary 1897.
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NEWCASTLE CENTENARY 1797-1897.
Bronze and pierced medallion.
Commemorative of the establishment of Newcastle, minted by Stokes mint Melbourne.
31mm, 12.23g.
Obverse: TO/COMMEMORATE/THE/CENTENARY/OF/NEWCASTLE/N.S.W./1787 1897 SHIELD, around it divided into 6 parts, images of Newcastle.
Reverse: NOBBYS ; Above; ship passing a lighthouse A wreath encloses the whole scene (reverse), Nobby's is the name of the island off Newcastle.
Grade, gFine, obverse dig.
