Summary
Australia
Medal - Ferdinand von Mueller of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1902 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Mueller Medal awarded issued by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. The Mueller Medal was established in 1902 by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (later the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science - ANZAAS), in memory of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist from 1852 until 1884, the Director of the Botanical Gardens from 1857 to 1873, and arguably Australia's leading 19th century scientist. The medal was first awarded in 1904, to Victorian naturalist A.W. Howitt. The medal is today awarded for researches in anthropology, botany, geology or zoology.
The medal was designed by Walter Baldwin Spencer, professor of biology at the University of Melbourne and director of the National Museum of Victoria. Spencer had been instrumental in creating the award to honour Mueller, who had died in 1896.
Physical Description
A bronze plaque (55 * 70 mm) featuring von Mueller seated at a desk studying a spray of acacia and leafing through a book; a waratah on the reverse.
Obverse Description
Von Mueller sitting at desk, books open and holding a plant; above, FERDINAND VON MUELLER; below incuse, AUSTRALASIAN ASSOC FOR THE / ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE; TJ in field lower left
Reverse Description
Waratah at left; above, FOR RESEARCHES; on right IN / NATURAL / SCIENCE A plaque is provided at the bottom for engraving a winner's name
Edge Description
Stamped BRONZE
Significance
Mueller Medal awarded issued by the Australasian Assocication for the Advancement of Science. The Mueller Medal was established in 1902 by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (later the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science - ANZAAS), in memory of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist from 1852 until 1884, the Director of the Botanical Gardens from 1857 to 1873, and arguably Australia's leading 19th century scientist. The medal is today awarded for researches in anthropology, botany, geology or zoology.
More Information
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Collection Names
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller Collection, Baldwin Spencer Collection, Museum History Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Date Issued
1902 AD
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Issued By
Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Australia, 1902
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Artist
Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer - National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1901
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Person Depicted
Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1902
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Inscriptions
Obverse: FERDINAND VON MUELLER AUSTRALASIAN ASSOC FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE TJ in field lower left Reverse: FOR RESEARCHES IN NATURAL SCIENCE Edge stamped : BRONZE
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Series
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Material
Silver Plated Bronze
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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
55 mm (Width), 69 mm (Height)
Weight > 100 g
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Shape
Rectangle
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