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Medal commemorating the opening of Sydney Harbour bridge, 1932
Medal commemorating the opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932. Obverse: View of Sydney Harbour Bridge and vessels passing beneath; in the foreground two engineers with their tools, one seated another standing (left). Behind, Fame flying, a wreath in her extended left hand. Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath entwined by an inscribed ribbon, 'LABORE ET HONORE'. Inscription: 'HARBOUR BRIDGE SYDNEY. N.S.W. OPENED MARCH 19 1932'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2079 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | R.M. Phipps |
| Events: | Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932 |
| Date made: | 1932 |
| People: | R.M. Phipps |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 63 mm |