Summary

Silver medal awarded to Messrs Barbier and Thetae for wine by the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society in March 1857.
Mint: Pinches, London.

Physical Description

Silver medal in its original brown leather box.

Obverse Description

Cattle with sheep, harnessed horses and portable engine in backgound. Around top : GEELONG AND WESTERN DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL / AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. In exergue, plough, around, PINCHES, LONDON

Reverse Description

Around, wreath of fruit, vegetables, vines and grain. In centre, engraved PRIZE / Messrs Barbier & Thetae / for Wine / March 1857

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Statement of Signifigance:
The Agricultural society medal is the earliest example of an agricultural society medal in the collection, dating back to the pre-phylloxera Victorian wine industry.

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