Summary

Australia New South Wales Sydney
Medal - Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Practice with Science 1873 (AD)
Mint: Hardy Brothers, London
Awarded to: Horticultural Society of Victoria
Other Details: This medal was one of 28 medals presented by Baron von Mueller and displayed in the Board Room of the original Museum, Library and National Gallery. The donations occurred in the 1870s and 1880s and the medals were still on display when Chitty catalogued the collection in 1920.

Physical Description

A silver prize medal (89 mm diameter) featuring New South Wales, standing facing, holding a lit torch and a Victor's wreath, around her four children representing the four seasons harvest wheat, carry grapes and tend sheep; below on three panels art, agriculture and industry are represented.

Obverse Description

New South Wales, standing facing, holding a lit torch and a Victor's wreath, around her four children harvest wheat, carry grapes and; below on three panels art, agriculture and industry are representeed. tend sheep; around above, AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES in small letter below HARDY BROTHERS LONDON & SYDNEY

Reverse Description

PRACTICE WITH SCIENCE above a laurel wreath; within wreath: AWARDED TO Horticultural / Society / of Victoria / 1873 / CLASS / FRUIT; Initials J.M on tie fillet left.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

It is not known how the medal, awarded not to Mueller but to the Horticultural Society of Victoria, ended up in Mueller's hands. - Prof. R. W. Home 2005

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