Medallion No. 13
1968
Image courtesy of Downies
Designer
Die Sinkers
Size
Number Struck
Release Price
K. G. Luke & Sons, Melbourne
K. G. Luke & Sons, Melbourne
50 mm
160 Sterling Silver
160 Bronze
$8.00 Sterling Silver
$4.00 Bronze
All medals are individually numbered. This is the only medal of the NAV where the artist’s plaster cast still exists. A bronze medal was presented to Rod Searle for his help in information about the ships. Two lead strikes of the obverse and reverse were in our Archives but went astray. A Gilt piece and a Polished Bronze piece appeared in an Auction in 1992; we have never produced them. A Gilded piece appeared in 1993; this was not our production either.
Editors note: Although great care has been taken to date voyages on the reverse it’s disappointing that no one seemed to check the dates on the obverse. For the record George Bass was born on 30th January 1771. He went missing in 1803 and his body has never been found, so the death date of 1808 is likely inaccurate too.