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 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 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:
* INSTITUTED: 25TH DECEMBER 1976
* AWARDED: TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (1876-1948)
* RIBBON: DIAGONAL WHITE AND GREEN STRIPES
* MEDAL MATERIAL: SILVER-TONED METAL
* SUSPENSION: STRAIGHT BAR WITH DECORATIVE CLASP

CONDITION NOTES:
THE MEDAL SHOWS GENERAL TONING AND LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES ACROSS BOTH FACES. THE RIBBON EXHIBITS FRAYING AT THE TOP EDGE WITH LOOSE THREADS VISIBLE, AND MINOR SOILING IS PRESENT. THE SUSPENSION BAR AND CLASP SHOW LIGHT TARNISH. OVERALL CONDITION IS FAIR, CONSISTENT WITH AN ITEM OF THIS AGE.

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+6

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