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Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Reg. No: NU 20170
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Medal - Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia 1897 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Sir Rupert T. H. Clarke Bart.
Other Details: Silver Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize of Australia medal, awarded in 1897 to Sir Rupert T. H. Clarke Bart for a champion Leicester Ewe. - Description:
- A silver prize medal (47 mm diameter) with the obverse of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria featuring a rural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground, and farmer and wife driving two horse buggy in the background; combined with the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Champion Prize of Australia reverse.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 47 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 58.71 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, farm animals, sheep |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | agricultural prizes |
| Series: | Agricultural Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | 1897 AD |
| Obverse Description: | At centre surmounted by crown an agricultural scene with horse, sheep, cow and pig in the foreground, and farmer and wife driving two horse buggy in the background; around, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VICTORIA and the motto INDUSTRIAE NIHIL IMPOSSIBILE (with work nothing is impossible) on ribbon. |
| Reverse Description: | At centre, CHAMPION PRIZE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDED BY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE TO Sir Rupert T. H. Clarke Bart. FOR LEICESTER EWE; around on broad rim, . 1897 . THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VICTORIA and the motto INDUSTRIAE NIHIL IMPOSSIBILE (with work nothing is impossible) Reverse: CHAMPION PRIZE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDED BY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE TO Sir Rupert T. H. Clarke Bart. FOR LEICESTER EWE .. 1897 .. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Mint: | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Commissioned By: | Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Awarded To: | Sir Rupert Clarke, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
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