Medal - Launceston Bank - Abel Janszoon Tasman Company Medal
1961 year| Copper | 15 g | 34 mm |
| Location | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
| Year | 1961 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 15 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#301417 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Imposing fortress gate set in an upper circle, text below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TSB
LAUNCESTON BANK
FOR SAVINGS
ESTABLISHED 1835
1961
STOKES MELB
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Issued by Stokes of Melbourne in 1961 to celebrate the the establishment of the Launceston Bank for Savings in 1835.The obverse of the medal/token also celebrates Abel Janszoon Tasman who named his 'first sighted land' Van Dieman's Land after his Dutch superior Anthony Van Diemen. While Tasman missed meeting any Aborigines, they knew their land as 'Trowunna', 'Trowenna' or 'Loetrouwitter'. Despite the official name of Van Diemen's Land, usage of the alternative 'Tasmania' gradually grew.
