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- A Awarded To Melbourne, Australia
- B Issued By London, United Kingdom
- B Artist London, United Kingdom
- B Artist London, United Kingdom
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Medal - International Exhibition, London, Prize, Great Britain, 1862
Reg. No: NU 33514
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- Summary:
- Great Britain London
London Exhibition Prize Medal 1862 (AD)
Mint: Wyon
Awarded to: Mueller, Ferdinand von
Other Details: Internation Exhibition, London, bronze prize medal, awarded to Ferdinand von Mueller in 1862 in Class IV The International Exhibition was held in South Kensington, London, 1 May - 15 November 1862. - Description:
- The prize medal of the London 1862 Exhibition (bronze, 76 mm diameter) awarded to Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Class IV. It features a scene of Britannia seated on a raised dais beside a crouching lion surrounded by six women representing Industry, Agriculture and The Arts.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 76 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | weight > 100 g |
More information
| Tagged with: | art medals, exhibitions, music |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Botanist & Explorer (1825-1896), Leonard Charles Wyon, Engraver (1826-1891) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibition prizes |
| Series: | British Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1862 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Britannia seated on a raised dais beside a crouching lion surrounded by six women representing Industry, Agriculture and The Arts; in small letter below the lion, D. MACLISE R.A. DES. LEONARD C. WYON FEC. |
| Reverse Description: | Within a wreath of oak, 1862 / LONDINI / HONORIS / CAUSA and in small letters the artist's name, L.C. WYON FEC. |
| Edge Description: | DR. F. MUELLER, CLASS IV. |
| Inscriptions: | Edge: DR. F. MUELLER, CLASS IV. Obverse: in small letter below the lion, D. MACLISE R.A. DES. LEONARD C. WYON FEC. Reverse: 1862 LONDINI HONORIS CAUSA and in small letters the artist's name, L.C. WYON FEC. |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | London, England, Great Britain, 1862 |
| Artist: | Leonard Wyon - Royal Mint, London, London, England, Great Britain, 1862 |
| Artist: | D Maclise, London, England, Great Britain, 1862 |
| Awarded To: | Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862 |
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