Medal [The Whitehead Challenge]
Production date
1953
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Object detail
Accession number
1991.13.49
Production period
Description
Medal [The Whitehead Challenge].
Silver coloured, circular medal. Obverse: "WHITEHEAD CHALLENGE" depicts picture of trophy with two boys on base. Reverse: "1300 1500 / 1860 / SIT PERPETUUM" depicts two men in military regalia, one carries bow and arrow, the other a bayonet.
Engraved on edge: "BISLEY MEETING 1953"
Silver coloured, circular medal. Obverse: "WHITEHEAD CHALLENGE" depicts picture of trophy with two boys on base. Reverse: "1300 1500 / 1860 / SIT PERPETUUM" depicts two men in military regalia, one carries bow and arrow, the other a bayonet.
Engraved on edge: "BISLEY MEETING 1953"
Marks
1300 1500 / 1860 / SIT PERPETUUM Casting
WHITEHEAD CHALLENGE Casting
BISLEY MEETING 1953 Engraved
WHITEHEAD CHALLENGE Casting
BISLEY MEETING 1953 Engraved
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Collection
Credit Line
1953. Medal [The Whitehead Challenge], 1991.13.49. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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