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

A COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL ISSUED BY THE REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 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 OF THE MEDAL FEATURES A LEFT-FACING PORTRAIT BUST OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH WEARING HIS CHARACTERISTIC KARAKUL CAP, SURROUNDED BY URDU SCRIPT. THE REVERSE DISPLAYS THE PAKISTANI STAR AND CRESCENT MOTIF FLANKED BY LAUREL BRANCHES, 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:
* ORIGIN: REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
* DATE INSTITUTED: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* PURPOSE: COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948)
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* MATERIAL: METAL DISC WITH FABRIC RIBBON

CONDITION:
THE MEDAL IS IN FAIR CONDITION. THE DISC SHOWS GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES VISIBLE ON BOTH FACES. THE RELIEF DETAIL OF THE PORTRAIT ON THE OBVERSE AND THE STAR AND CRESCENT ON THE REVERSE REMAIN CLEARLY DEFINED. THE RIBBON DISPLAYS FRAYING ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND SOME DISCOLOURATION. THE SUSPENSION BAR AND CLASP ARE 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+3

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