Sister City - Seberang Perai plaque

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Accession NumberP391Title (extended title only)Sister City - Seberang Perai plaqueDescriptionMalaysian plaque – Seberang Perai
This plaque has a wooden base with two acrylic pieces, one with a metal top piece, that have since become detached and two ribbons made with wood and topped with a metal, likely aluminium The first ribbon reads “DI-HADIAHKAN OLEH” and the one below reads “MAJLIS PERBANDARAN SEBERANG PERAI” which together translated from Malay roughly reads “Presented by the municipality of Seberang Perai”. The first acrylic pieces is green and reads “BEST WISHES FROM MUNICIPAL COUNCIL PROVINCE WELLESLEY PENANG” in white writing. The second acrylic had a metal piece on top but they have separated. The metal piece is green and grey with “MAJLIS PERBANDARAN SEBERANG PERAI” circling the outside and “bersih”, which translates to “clean” in English from Malay. Above the word “bersih” is a palm tree and below it is a brick wall. The back of the plaque features a wooden stand on a hinge.DateBetween 1st January 1978 and 31st December 1990ProvenanceSeberang Perai, formerly known as Province Wellesley, is a city located in Penang, a state of Malaysia. It is a sister city to Fremantle and it is the third largest city in Malaysia. It was originally part of Kedah but came under British rule when it was taken by the British East India Company in 1800. It was named Province Wellesley, named after Richard Wellesley, the Governor-General of India. From 1941-1945 Imperial Japan occupied the country, then known as Malaya. Malaya gained independence from the British Empire on 31 August 1957 and the country’s name was changed to Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Seberang Perai occupies the entire mainland area of Penang; the other half of Penang is Penang Island. The city has been a sister city to Fremantle since 19 August 1978 and was first sister city that Fremantle had. The local governing body of Seberang Perai has been named the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, or Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai since 15 December 1976 and their jurisdiction covers over 738km2. The date the plaque was gifted can’t be narrowed down, although there is indication of ageing of the plaque, there is nothing that can tie the plaque to a specific time point beyond it being presented at least after 1978. There also does not appear to be a specific time that Province Wellesley was dropped from use or if it even has completely; in 2014 the president of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council said that Province Wellesley is still the gazetted name of the city.Relevance to the CityHigh relevance due to Seberang Perai being Fremantle’s oldest sister city.

SubjectSeberang Perai (Malaysia)City of Fremantle - Sister Cities/Friendship CitiesCollectionCivic Collection

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