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- A Artist Melbourne, Australia
- B Awarded To Great Western, Australia
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Medal - First Prize, 'Colonial White Wine', Wimmera & District Pastoral & Agricultural Society, Victoria, Australia, 1873
Reg. No: NU 17893
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- Summary:
- Medal awarded by the Wimmera District Pastoral & Agricultural Society to J. Best in 1873 as first prize for 'Colonial White Wine'. The obverse of the medal shows a horse, bull and sheep with farming hand tools and a wheat-sheaf. Joseph Best was a pioneer of Great Western wines.
- Description:
- A silver medal (46 mm diameter) struck from dies engraved by Julius Hogarth.It features a horse, bull and sheep with no attempt at scale p[lus farming hand-tools and a wheat-sheaf.The reverse gives details of the prize within a circular wreath of wheat and grapes.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 45 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 42.11 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agriculture, wine |
| Themes this item is part of: | Great Western Winery Timeline 1858-1922, Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879), Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922), Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales, Wimmera District Pastoral & Agricultural Society |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | Australian Agricultural Medals |
| DateEra: | 1873 AD |
| Obverse Description: | A horse, bull and sheep (with no attempt at scale) plus farming hand-tools and a wheat-sheaf; in exergue in small letters the makers details, J.H. SC. G. CRISP MELBOURNE |
| Reverse Description: | WIMMERA DISTRICT PASTORAL & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY around circular wreath of wheat and grapes; engraved within, 1ST. PRIZE / Colonial / WHITE WINE / J. Best / 1873 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: J.H. SC. G. CRISP MELBOURNE Reverse: WIMMERA DISTRICT PASTORAL & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1ST. PRIZE Colonial WHITE WINE J. Best 1873 |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Wimmera and District Pastoral and Agricultural Society, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Mint: | G Crisp, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Artist: | Julius Hogarth, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Awarded To: | Joseph Best, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| References: | http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030146b.htm, viewed by L. Dale-Hallett, 17.6.2008 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Great Western Winery Timeline 1858-1922
- Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879)
- Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922)
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Sustainable Futures Collection
- Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales
- Wimmera District Pastoral & Agricultural Society
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