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Medal - Department of Agriculture Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia, Victoria, Australia, circa 1905
Reg. No: NU 35121
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- Australia Victoria
Medal - Department of Agriculture, Champion Prize of Australia c.1905 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons
Awarded to: Not Issued
Other Details: This is an unissued gold prize medal made for the the Department of Agriculture in Association with the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria for the Melbourne Show. The Department charged 2 guineas for a medal. - Description:
- A gold prize medal (15 ct., 31 mm diameter) with the obverse of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria featuring below a crown a rural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground and farmer reaping wheat in the background; combined with the Champion Prize of Australia reverse which provides space to add their name and details of an award.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.05 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, agriculture, royal melbourne show |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | Australian Agricultural Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1905 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre surmounted by crown an agricultural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground and farmer reaping wheat in the background; around, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VICTORIA |
| Reverse Description: | At centre, CHAMPION PRIZE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDED BY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE TO FOR . around, THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VICTORIA At centre, CHAMPION PRIZE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDED BY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE TO FOR . THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, circa 1905 |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Victoria, Australia, circa 1905 |
| Awarded By: | Victoria: Agriculture Department |
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