Summary
Great Britain Australia Victoria
Medal - Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Gold Prize 1920 (AD)
Mint: John Pinches, London
Awarded to: State Government of Victoria.
Other Details: This Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Gold Prize was awarded to the Victorian Department of Agriculture for apples from Chelsea in 1920.
Physical Description
A gold prize medal (38 mm diameter) of the Royal Horticultural Society, London featuring a portrait of Joseph Banks and awarded to the Department of Agriculture, Victoria.
Obverse Description
Bare head right; around, SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820 (struck from worn die, some letters not clear)
Reverse Description
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, To / DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / VICTORIA / FOR / APPLES / CHELSEA / 1920
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
1920 AD
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Issued By
Royal Horticultural Society of London, London, England, Great Britain, 1920
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Commissioned By
Royal Horticultural Society of London, England, Great Britain, 1920
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Awarded To
Victoria: Agriculture Department, Victoria, Australia, 1920
For apples. -
Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Obverse: SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820 (struck from worn die, some letters not clear) Reverse: THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, To / DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / VICTORIA / FOR / APPLES / CHELSEA / 1920
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Series
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Material
Gold
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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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Exhibition Collection Management
38 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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Keywords
Agricultural Shows, Agriculture, Apples, Exports, Fruit, Primary Produce
