Bronze medal international exhibition Sydney NSW, 1879. Inscribed around circumference 'International exhibition Sydney NSW M.D. Ccc L XX1X Orta Regens Quam Pura Nites' (the NSW coat of arms: Newly risen, how brightly you shine). The obverse side, designed by Samuel Begg, pictures a woman holding the NSW colony's shield, surrounded by exhibits & with the international exhibition building in the background. The reverse Australian floral was designed by James Sayers.