Baton - Commonwealth Games
Production date
1982
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
Object detail
Description
Commonwealth Games Baton, laminated and turned wattle (acacia) wood batton embellished with Australian silver and Australian Aboriginal designs
Classification
CIVIC MEMENTOES Souvenirs Commonwealth Games
Maker
Production date
1982
Production place
Measurements
L625 x W60 mm
Media/Materials description
Wattle timber, silver plated brass.
History and use
The Commonwealth Games sporting competition is staged every four years for participants from Commonwealth Nations. The first official Commonwealth Games was held in Hamilton Canada in 1930 under the name of the 'British Empire Games’. Since 1958, a parchment message for the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games has been delivered in a specially designed Relay Baton with a hollow centre. This Relay Baton from the 1982 Games, held in Brisbane, was made from a composite of wattle timber sourced from all parts of Australia. It has been embellished with Australian silver, sapphire and amethysts, with the internal cavity made from silver plated brass. This baton travelled by relay 15000 kilometres from London to Brisbane and was a finally opened at the Games Opening Ceremony by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
H16191.10
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