Medal - First Fleet Sailing to Australia (200th Anniversary) 1988 front Medal - First Fleet Sailing to Australia (200th Anniversary) 1988 back
Medal - First Fleet Sailing to Australia (200th Anniversary) 1988 photo
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Medal - First Fleet Sailing to Australia 200th Anniversary

1988 year
Copper-nickel 29 g 38.5 mm
Description
Location
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Commemorative medals › Event medals
Year
1988
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
29 g
Diameter
38.5 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#58231
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

Image of the flagship H.M.S. Sirius in the centre, with text around the edge

Script: Latin

Lettering:
200th Anniversary of the Sailing of the First Fleet
Departed Portsmouth 13th May 1787
arrived Port Jackson 26th Jan. 1788
Flagship H.M.S. Sirius

Edge

Plain

Comment

Issued in a square plastic case.