Object number
89/7/10
Description
This is one of 10 duplicate 'bronze' medals awarded to Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies between 1839 and 1889, and came from the company's Cape Town branch when the branch was closed. At the time of accession, the original medals were still in the possession of Ransomes. This medal shows on the one side a man with six women around him and a lion on the bottom and on the the other side there is a wreathe with an inscription in it '1862 LONDINI// HONORIS CAUSA'; this one-sided duplicate shows the wreathe. The original dated from the international Agricultural Exhibition (London) in 1862.
Physical description
1 medal: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRIZE MEDALS // Accession number: 89/7/1–10// … // Recorder, date: 5.6.89 // Description: BRONZE MEDALS // 10 duplicate ‘bronze' medals of various sizes awarded to Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, see attached list [a note in the Accession File indicates that the original medals on a board were still in the possession of Ransomes] // Date of Medals: 1851-1862 // Dimensions: Diameter: 760mm // Associated information: This group of medals came from the company’s Cape Town Branch when the branch was closed. // References: TR RAN SH2/1 Register of prizes // TR RAN SH2/2 List of prizes’
Production date
1862
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