After the success of the pop up display of the 1887 5 pound coin at Melbourne Museum last month, the museum has again responded with a short term display of 3 military medals for Anzac Day, including their Victoria Cross.
- Medal – Victoria Cross, Great Britain, 1868, awarded to Drummer Michael Magner – https://collections.
museumsvictoria.com.au/items/ 281188 - Medal – Anzac Remembrance, Dora Ohlfsen, Australia, 1919 – https://collections.
museumsvictoria.com.au/items/ 75725 - Medal – Anzac Commemorative Medallion, Australia, Lieutenant Frederick G. Wilson, 1967 – https://collections.
museumsvictoria.com.au/items/ 1209605
These items are in a showcase inside the Melbourne Story exhibition at Melbourne Museum on level 1, next to the Dame Nellie Melba section and viewable with general museum entry and will be on display until Sunday 2 May.