Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine Grain Fruit etc. Commemorative 1884 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Other Details: This medal was struck on a press set up in the exhibition and sold as a memento. The Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine, Grain, Fruit etc opened on 17 March 1884 and closed in April. Its patron was the Most Honorable Marquis of Normanby, James Service, MP, Premier and Treasurer of Victoria. The Exhibition included categories for Works of Art; Education, Medicine and Hygiene; Furniture and Accessories; Textile Fabrics; Raw and Manufactured Products; Machinery and Manufactures; Alimentary Products - Cereals; Preserves; Fruits; Hops; Fermented Drinks; Agriculture; Horticulture; Minerals; a Ladies Court displaying needlework, artwork, jams and fruits, pickles and sauces, breads, scones, etc.; and an Old Court, displaying historic materials relating to the history of Australia. The Official Catalogue included advertisements from some of the exhibitors.
Physical Description
A gilt commemorative medal (22 mm diameter) featuring Julius' Hogarth's aboriginal male profile and a bunch of grapes.
Obverse Description
Aboriginal head, bearded, facing right, around, STRUCK AT THE EXHIBITION MINT
Reverse Description
At centre on a shield a bunch of grapes; around, VICT. INTER. WINE FRUIT & GRAIN EXHIB. *
Significance
The Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine, Grain, Fruit etc opened on 17 March 1884 and closed in April. Its patron was the Most Honorable Marquis of Normanby, James Service, MP, Premier and Treasurer of Victoria. The Exhibition included categories for Works of Art; Education, Medicine and Hygiene; Furniture and Accessories; Textile Fabrics; Raw and Manufactured Products; Machinery and Manufactures; Alimentary Products - Cereals; Preserves; Fruits; Hops; Fermented Drinks; Agriculture; Horticulture; Minerals; a Ladies Court displaying needlework, artwork, jams and fruits, pickles and sauces, breads, scones, etc.; and an Old Court, displaying historic materials relating to the history of Australia. The Official Catalogue included advertisements from some of the exhibitors. -Victorian International Exhibition 1884...: Official Catalogue of Exhibits. -D. Tout-Smith 8/12/2003.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1884 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes & Martin, 1884
Struck on press set up in the exhibition. -
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Inscriptions
Obverse: STRUCK AT THE EXHIBITION MINT Reverse: VICT. INTER. WINE FRUIT & GRAIN EXHIB. *
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Series
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Material
Gilt Bronze
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Axis
12
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Type of item
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Dimensions
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.26 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] 1884. Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain, & Other Products of the Soil of Australasia with Machinery, Plant, and Tools Employed: Official Catalogue of Exhibits.
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