Medal - Otago Centennial
Features
| Location |
New Zealand
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1948 |
| Composition | Gilding metal plated bronze |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 187599 |
| References | Morel# 1948/3 Leon G. Morel; 1996. Medallic commemoratives of New Zealand: 1865-1940 (2nd edition). Christchurch, New Zealand. |
Commemorative issue
Centennial of the settlement of Dunedin, Otago
Obverse
Scottish immigrant ships John Wickliffe and Phillip Laing arriving at Port Chalmers in Dunedin, Otago in 1848. Māori person holding a taiaha (traditional Māori staff weapon) is to the left. Lettering above and below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE "JOHN WICKLIFFE" AND "PHILLIP LAING" AT PORT CHALMERS 1848 ·
· OTAGO ·
Reverse
Map of the south of the South Island of New Zealand, with coat of arms in centre, lettering above and below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CENTENNIAL
OTAGO
N Z
INDUSTRY · 1948 · PROGRESS
Edge
Plain
Mint
J.R. Gaunt and Son Ltd., Birmingham, United Kingdom (1884-date)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1948 | |||||||||||||||
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