Summary
The Taltarni Vineyards instigated an award for services to Australian wine industry and commissioned the artist Ronald Searle to design the prize medal. This example of the medal, dated 1983, was presented to the Museum both as a medal related to the wine industry and as an example of late twentieth century medallic art.
Obverse Description
At centre; Bacchus holding bottle and bunch of Grapes riding a Kangaroo around, TALTARNI. .AUSTRALIA; below Ronald Searle.
Reverse Description
Incuse legend; VINUS FACIT / DIVES ANOMOS MOLLIA / CORDA DAT. at centre vine bearing grapes; below, The Taltarni Award.
Edge Description
1983 BR FLOR
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from John Goelet - Taltarni Vineyards, 16 Oct 1993
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Date Issued
1983 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Commissioned By
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Inscriptions
1983 BR FLOR (edge) At centre; Bacchus holding bottle and bunch of Grapes riding a Kangaroo around, TALTARNI. .AUSTRALIA; below Ronald Searle. (obverse) Incuse legend; VINUS FACIT / DIVES ANOMOS MOLLIA / CORDA DAT. at centre vine bearing grapes; below, The Taltarni Award.(reverse)
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Series
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Material
Gold-plated
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
98 mm (Width)
99 mm
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Shape
Round
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