1985 Australian Claxton Shield Championship medallions

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Overview

Two 1985 Australian Claxton Shield Baseball Championship medallions. Made of gold-coloured metal, they are round-shaped and each is suspended on a blue nylon cord. On the obverse is embossed gold lettering and the enamelled ABF logo in green, white and black with gold outline. The logo consists of an outline of the Australian continent with the Southern Cross constellation, a stylized baseballer with bat, and the letters ABF. On the reverse, an embossed laurel wreath and lettering surround the year date, which is sealed in clear resin. The maker's name is stamped into the reverse on the bottom rim.

Historical information

The 1985 Claxton Shield Series was the 46th annual Claxton Shield Championships, an Australian national baseball tournament. The three-game final series of the 1984/85 championships was played in January 1985 in Melbourne between Victoria and Western Australia, with Western Australia winning its sixth championship.

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cwa-org-100-2020.82

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Inscriptions and markings

[On the obverse]
'Australian Baseball Federation'
'ABF'
[On the reverse]
'Australian Claxton Shield Baseball Championship'
'1985'
[Maker's name]
'Leda'

Contextual Information

The Western Australian Brewers was the name of the baseball team that represented the State in the Claxton Shield Series in the late 1980s. These medallions are from Western Australia's championship winning year in that decade.

This items had been in the possession of Baseball WA and were passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Championships

1985 Claxton Shield

Australian Baseball Federation

ABF

Leda

Baseball WA

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