Newcastle Centenary 1897. Sold.

Description

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.

SOLD.