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City of Armadale - History House > Records

PLATE - STADT NEUKIRCHEN VLUYN

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Overview

A square plate with rounded edges. There is a bronze coating on the plate. Multiple small raised ridges are on the outer rim of the plate. Sections of the coating has been rubbed away.

There is a shield in the centre of the plate that has three raised, wavy lines running from the bottom left to top right. There are indentations which appear to be pressed into the material around the central shield, making it appear as if the shield has been placed onto the plate.

The text below the shield reads as: [Stadt Neukirchen-Vluyn].

Historical information

Former Cr Guenter Best was born in the area covered by the Stadt Neukirchen-Vluyn and in 2007 went on holiday in that area. He took with him a gift from the CoA which he presented to the local government. They in return gifted a beaten copper plate which Cr Best presented to council at a meeting on the 25th of February 2008.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2014.25

Themes

People
Social History
World Cultures

Material

Non Ferrous Metal

Width

195 mm

Height or length

197 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text: [Stadt Neukirchen-Vluyn]

Keywords

City of Armadale

BEST Gunter Mr Cr

Stadt Neukirchen-Vluyn

Statement of significance

LOW
A gift received by former Cr Gunter Best from the local government of Stadt Neukirchen Vluyn in Germany.

This plate is an example of gift giving and relationships between councils and in particular one formed overseas.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

City of Armadale - History House

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