Summary

Australia Victoria Werribee
Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia 1914 (AD)
Department of Agriculture, Victoria
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Awarded to: Central Research Farm, Werribee.
Other Details: Silver Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia medal, awarded in 1914 to the Central Research Farm, Werribee, for a champion 'Suffolk Ram'.

Physical Description

A silver prize medal (47 mm diameter) with the obverse of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria featuring a rural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground, and farmer and wife driving two horse buggy in the background; combined with the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Champion Prize of Australia reverse.

Obverse Description

At centre surmounted by crown an agricultural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground, and farmer and wife driving two horse buggy in the background; around, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VICTORIA and the motto INDUSTRIAE NIHIL IMPOSSIBILE (with work nothing is impossible) on ribbon.

Reverse Description

At centre, CHAMPION PRIZE / OF / AUSTRALIA / AWARDED BY / DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE / TO / Central Research Farm / Werribee / FOR / SUFFOLK RAM; around on broad rim, .. 1914 .. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA

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