Summary
Great Britain Australia Victoria
Medal - Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Silver Prize 1909 (AD)
Mint: John Pinches, London
Awarded to: State Government of Victoria.
Other Details: This Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Silver Prize medal was awarded to the Victorian Department of Agriculture for preserved fruit and vegetables on 1 December 1909.
Physical Description
A silver prize medal (38 mm diameter) of the Royal Horticultural Society, London featuring a portrait of Joseph Banks and awarded to the Government of Victoria.
Obverse Description
Bare head right; around, SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820
Reverse Description
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, TO THE / GOVERNMENT OF / VICTORIA / FOR / PRESERVED FRUIT / & VEGITABLES / LONDON DEC. 09
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Science Museum of Victoria (SMV), 1978
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Date Issued
1909 AD
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Issued By
Royal Horticultural Society of London, London, England, Great Britain, 1909
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Commissioned By
Royal Horticultural Society of London, England, Great Britain, 1909
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Awarded To
Major Projects Unit, State Government of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1909
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Obverse: SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820 Reverse: THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, TO THE / GOVERNMENT OF / VICTORIA / FOR / PRESERVED FRUIT / & VEGITABLES / LONDON DEC. 09
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
38 mm (Outside Diameter), 32.63 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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Keywords
Agricultural Shows, Agriculture, Exports, Fruit, Preserved Fruits, Primary Produce
