REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN - 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUAID-I-AZAM COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL (1976)

A PAKISTANI COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL INSTITUTED ON 25TH DECEMBER 1976 TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948), KNOWN AS THE QUAID-I-AZAM (GREAT LEADER), THE FOUNDER AND FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF PAKISTAN.

OVERVIEW:
THE OBVERSE FEATURES A LEFT-FACING PORTRAIT BUST OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH WEARING HIS CHARACTERISTIC KARAKUL CAP, SURROUNDED BY URDU SCRIPT. THE REVERSE DISPLAYS THE PAKISTANI CRESCENT AND STAR EMBLEM, FLANKED BY LAUREL SPRIGS, WITH URDU SCRIPT ABOVE AND BELOW. THE MEDAL IS SUSPENDED FROM A STRAIGHT SUSPENSION BAR VIA A DECORATIVE CLASP, WITH A RIBBON OF DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* MEDAL TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE
* COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
* INSTITUTED: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* AWARDED: TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948)
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* MATERIAL: METAL (APPEARS SILVERED OR NICKEL)
* SUSPENSION: STRAIGHT BAR WITH DECORATIVE CLASP

CONDITION NOTES:
* GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA ACROSS BOTH MEDAL FACES
* MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES VISIBLE ON OBVERSE AND REVERSE
* RIBBON SHOWS FRAYING AT THE UPPER EDGE
* SOME DISCOLOURATION TO THE RIBBON FABRIC
* SUSPENSION BAR AND CLASP REMAIN INTACT

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 0.1Kg

Republic Of Pakistan: 100Th Anniversary Of Quaid I Azam Medal
Ribbon: Diagonal White And Green Stripes
Instituted: 25Th December 1976
Awarded: To Commemorate The Century Of The Birth Of Muhammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), The 'Quaid-I-Azam" (Great Leader), The Founder And First Governor General Of Pakistan

Condition: Fair

779164+8

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