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.

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 STAR AND CRESCENT MOTIF FLANKED BY LAUREL SPRIGS, WITH URDU SCRIPT ABOVE AND BELOW. THE MEDAL IS SUSPENDED FROM A STRAIGHT BAR VIA A DECORATIVE CLASP, WITH A RIBBON OF DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES.

DETAILS:
* COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
* TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
* INSTITUTED: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* OBVERSE: PORTRAIT BUST OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH WITH URDU INSCRIPTIONS
* REVERSE: STAR AND CRESCENT WITH LAUREL SPRIGS AND URDU INSCRIPTIONS

CONDITION:
THE MEDAL IS IN FAIR CONDITION OVERALL. BOTH FACES DISPLAY GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES. THE RIBBON SHOWS FRAYING ALONG THE UPPER EDGE AND SOME DISCOLOURATION. THE SUSPENSION BAR AND CLASP REMAIN INTACT.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 0.01Kg

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+2

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