Historical information

In the 1953, the Show held a special Coronation Show in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Physical description

A badge consisting of a badge attached to a pin, and an oval shape hanging from the bar. The base of the badge is gold with inserted colour in the obverse. The bar is rectangular with concave sides and red infill around text ("STEWARD"). The oval has a dark blue outline with gold text and a belt-design similar to the RASV Speed the Plough Logo. Inside the outline is mostly gold. The background is textured, and on top of that is a crown design with red colouring on the 'cushioning' and "E[II]R".

Inscriptions & markings

[obverse bar]
STEWARD
[obverse oval]
ROYAL MELBOURNE 1953 CORONATION SHOW /
ER II
[reverse oval]
K.G. LUKE /
MELB /