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 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 BAR VIA A DECORATIVE CLASP, 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)
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* MATERIAL: METAL

CONDITION:
THE MEDAL IS IN FAIR CONDITION OVERALL. BOTH FACES SHOW GENERAL TONING AND AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES. THE RIBBON EXHIBITS SOME FRAYING AT THE UPPER EDGE AND MINOR SOILING. 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+4

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