Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society
Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
After 1861
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 272
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 medal - 37 mm - copper
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Copy print : R 272
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Obverse: Bust of Sir Joseph Banks in profile.
Legend: Sir Joseph Banks Bt P.R.S. Born 1743 Died 1820.
Reverse: The Royal Horticultural Society.
'John Pinches London' printed inside box lid.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This medal bears a very close resemblance to another (W. Wyon, Horticultural Society of London, 1821 located at R 191/Item aaa).
Another copy of the medal is in the Dixson Library. DL medal is silver with inscription 'John Pinches Medallist London' inside box lid. Spencer List number: 69c.
Date note
Dated from the year the Society's name was changed from the Horticultural Society of London.
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 272
Record Identifier
nX6OlPvY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OlPvY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
890267
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