Summary

Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society Silver Prize medal awared to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884.
Mint: not recorded..

Physical Description

Silver prize medal of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society awarded to Baron Ferdinand von Mueller featuring a seaport scene with sailing ships and early steam locomotive.

Obverse Description

Seaport scene with sailing ships and early steam locomotive; around, ROYAL HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY * ESTABLISHED A.D. 1882 * ; artist's name in small letters above date, THOMAS CULLETON

Reverse Description

Around ornate floral circle, * PREMIUM FOR THE BEST EXHIBITED *; within (engraved) Baron / F. von Mueller / K.C.M.G., M.D., / Ph.D., F.R.S. / For Contributions

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Announced to Mueller in a letter from L. McCully , 9 September 1884. - Prof. R. W. Home Dec 2005.

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