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Eureka Gold New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 06/19/2013 11:28 pm Hi, Can anyone shed light on this Eureka Stockade Rebellion medal please. I am curious as to when it was struck and by who and in what numbers. Is it a scarce medal? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 06/20/2013 01:51 am Hello and welcome. Yes, we can help. It is listed in the Carlisle catalogue of Australian Historical Medals, listed as number V/6. Mintage and mint are unknown. It is presumed that it was made for the Eureka centenary, in 1954. The price guide supplement to the catalogue lists it at $10 in VF-EF condition; this one might be a little less than that, thanks to the green corrosion spot. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Eureka Gold New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 06/20/2013 06:33 am Thanks for looking it up for me Sap. Much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Eureka Gold New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 06/20/2013 06:45 am BTW Sap, it seems rather unusual that if this medal was struck in 1954, why would they use the old spelling of Ballaarat and strike the obverse with Queen Victoria's head. I'm not fully convinced the presumed year of issue is 1954. It is entirely feasible to presume a much earlier date of issue. Do you agree? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 06/20/2013 7:36 pm The style is very similar to other medals put out in the 1950s and 1960s, and very different to how a typical pre-WWII souvenir medal looked. The stippled background behind the portrait, for example, is an effect which is alien to Art Deco and earlier time periods. I think 1954 was chosen as being the only significant date with respect to Eureka within that window. As for the anachronisms - the old spelling of Ballarat and the Queen's portrait - I would put that down to the medal-makers wishing to illustrate how things were back then. I should also point out that, although rarely appearing, the second "A" wasn't officially dropped by the Ballaarat City Council until 1996. Its use may even be an indication that someone in the Council commissioned this medal, but I'd have thought Mr. Carlisle would have found records so indicating if this were the case. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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