Historical information

The item is a 50th Anniversary of Commonwealth of Australia Schools Medal 1951. The medal was awarded to school children of the commonwealth of Australia in 1951 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Federation of Australia.
The design was chosen after a competition, with the valuable cash prize of two hundred guineas, it was won by John Wolgang Elischer for his depiction of a man hand sowing wheat, The wheat has grown to represent the seven States of Australia on the other side to the medal Elischer was an Austrian sculptor and an Associate of the Royal Academy. The medal also had a red white and blue ribbon and a bar inscribed SUNRSYSIA, however this is missing on the subject item

Significance

Commemorating fifty years since Federation in 1901 specifically for school children in 1951 signifies a milestone in Australia's history.

Physical description

A commemorative medallion for 50 years Commonwealth of Australia.

Inscriptions & markings

The medallion on one side has a man sewing seeds with the dates 1901 - 1951. The reverse has "50 Years Commonwealth of Australia" with a sun at the top and wheat at the bottom representing the number of Australian States.