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

A COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL ISSUED BY THE REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN 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. INSTITUTED ON 25TH DECEMBER 1976.

DESCRIPTION:
THE OBVERSE FEATURES A LEFT-FACING PORTRAIT BUST OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH WEARING HIS CHARACTERISTIC JINNAH 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, AND IS FITTED WITH A RIBBON OF DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* ORIGIN: REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
* DATE OF INSTITUTION: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* PURPOSE: COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948)
* MATERIAL: SILVER-TONED METAL
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* SUSPENSION: STRAIGHT BAR WITH DECORATIVE CLASP

CONDITION:
THE MEDAL IS IN FAIR CONDITION OVERALL. THE METAL SURFACES DISPLAY GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES VISIBLE ON BOTH FACES. THE RELIEF DETAIL ON BOTH THE PORTRAIT AND THE CRESCENT AND STAR REMAINS CLEARLY DEFINED. THE RIBBON SHOWS FRAYING AND LOOSE THREADS AT THE UPPER EDGE. THE 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+9

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