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- A Artist London, United Kingdom
- A Artist London, United Kingdom
- B Issued By Brisbane, Australia
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Medal - Brisbane Exhibition of Colonial Products, Queensland, Australia, 1866
Reg. No: NU 22432
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- Summary:
- Australia Queensland Brisbane
Medal - Brisbane Exhibition of Colonial Products1866 (AD)
Mint: Wyon
Awarded to: Mueller, Ferdinand von
Other Details: Medal awarded to Ferdinand von Mueller at the 1866 Brisbane Exhibition of Colonial Products. - Description:
- A bronze medal (63 mm diameter) featuring a crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria and Australian flora
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 63 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | Weight > 100 g |
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| Tagged with: | exhibitions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Engravers, London, England, J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Engravers, London, England, HRH Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Botanist & Explorer (1825-1896) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibitions |
| Series: | Australian Exhibition Medals |
| DateEra: | 1866 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left; around, EXHIBITION OF COLONIAL PRODUCTS BRISBANE QUEENSLAND 1866 and in small letters below bust the artist's name, J.S. WYON |
| Reverse Description: | At centre in six panels created by fern and sugar cane, six varieties of Australian flora; around on broad rim, + HIC LABOR HINC LAUDEM FORTES SPERATE COLONI and in small letters below the artist's names, J.S. & A.B. WYON |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: EXHIBITION OF COLONIAL PRODUCTS BRISBANE QUEENSLAND 1866 and in small letters below bust the artist's name, J.S. WYON Reverse: + HIC LABOR HINC LAUDEM FORTES SPERATE COLONI and in small letters below the artist's names, J.S. & A.B. WYON Edge: Plain |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Artist: | Joseph Wyon, London, England, Great Britain, 1866 |
| Artist: | A. Wyon, London, England, Great Britain, 1866 |
| Awarded To: | Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Victoria, Australia How do we know it was awarded to him? |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Victoria, 1866 |
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