Medal

Description
A bronze Taranaki Agricultural Society medal. One side features a bull and a horse standing on grass. A sheep is sitting on the grass in the foreground along with a rake, a plough, a sickle and a spade. " E ALTMANN - MELBOURNE " is marked in small text below this scene. " TARANAKI AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY / AWARDED / TO / MRS OLSON / for / FRESH BUTTER / Dec 1881 " is marked on the other side of the medal which also features a grapevine design.
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Production place
Australia/Victoria/Melbourne
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Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
This medal was found in the garden at the rear of the vicarage on Henui Street, New Plymouth, in 1953. According to the Taranaki Herald correspondent writing on 8 December 1881 this prize was awarded for 3 pounds of fresh butter. The butter was the only entry in the class but was judged to be of "excellent quality" and worthy of a prize.
Accession number
A83.219
Collection type
Social History
Material
Bronze
Metal

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