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Gisborne Show medal, 1859

This is a gold prize medal awarded by the Port Phillip Farmers Society to Mr. W. Thomson at the Gisborne Show in 1859.

Gisborne Show medal, obverse.
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 Gisborne Show medal, reverse.
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Obverse – A farming scene featuring a cow, horse, sheep, tools and in the background a small farmhouse with a grapevine growing on the wall.

Reverse – Below a small kangaroo and within a wreath of wheat is the inscription Collection Agl. Produce 1st. Prize awarded to Mr. W. Thomson Gisborne Exhibition 1859. Around the inscription is the legend PORT PHILLIP FARMERS SOCIETY INSTITUTED 1848.


Purchased, 1995


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