Grey medal case, Grey medal case containing silver medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games - Basketball - Kevin Coombs, 1960

Historical information

Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.

Physical description

Grey plastic medal case.

Inscriptions & markings

The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes the text "Stokes (Australasia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.

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