Medal won by Ferdinand von Mueller, 1870

This silver medal was awarded to Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist by the Florence Natural History Museum in 1870. Mueller exchanged plant specimens with botanic gardens and museums around the world, and described thousands of Australian species.

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Obverse – Bust of Galileo facing left. Around the legend R.MUSEO DI FISICI STORIA NATURALE DI FIRENZE.		Reverse – Inscribed within an olive wreath – A FERDINANDO MUELLER / APRILE 1870.

Donated by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller