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Medal - Joseph Banks Silver Prize, Royal Horticultural Society, Great Britain, 1909
Reg. No: NU 35682
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- Summary:
- Great Britain Australia Victoria
Medal - Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Silver Prize 1909 (AD)
Mint: John Pinches, London
Awarded to: State Government of Victoria.
Other Details: This Royal Horticultural Society Joseph Banks Silver Prize medal was awarded to the Victorian Department of Agriculture for preserved fruit and vegetables on 1 December 1909. - Description:
- A silver prize medal (38 mm diameter) of the Royal Horticultural Society, London featuring a portrait of Joseph Banks and awarded to the Government of Victoria.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Science Museum of Victoria (SMV), 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 38 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 32.63 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, agriculture, exports, fruit, preserved fruits, primary produce |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Joseph Banks, Botanist (1743-1820), Royal Horticultural Society, Royal Horticultural Society |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | British Agricultural Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | 1909 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bare head right; around, SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820 |
| Reverse Description: | THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, TO THE / GOVERNMENT OF / VICTORIA / FOR / PRESERVED FRUIT / & VEGITABLES / LONDON DEC. 09 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: SIR JOSEPH BANKS BT PRS BORN 1745 DIED 1820 Reverse: THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY; engraved, TO THE / GOVERNMENT OF / VICTORIA / FOR / PRESERVED FRUIT / & VEGITABLES / LONDON DEC. 09 |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Royal Horticultural Society of London, London, England, Great Britain, 1909 |
| Commissioned By: | Royal Horticultural Society of London, England, Great Britain, 1909 |
| Awarded To: | State Government of Victoria Major Projects Unit, Victoria, Australia, 1909 |
| Person Depicted: | Sir Joseph Banks, England, Great Britain, 1909 |
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