Transvaal: Rand Poultry Club Annual Show Award
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Form:
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Circular. Matt finish
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By:
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Sampson Mordan & Co Ltd |
Date:
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1910 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0957;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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45.0 mm | Silver | 47.5 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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A gold mine with headworks and other buildings. On a ribbon above: "RAND POULTRY SHOW". Below, a cartouche flanked by corn stalks behind a ribbon: ".ANNUAL. (in an arc) / SHOW".
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Reverse:
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Within a wreath of laurel (left) and wheat (right), a large cartouche surmounted by a bird's nest with eggs. On the cartouche: "AWARDED TO (in arc) / (space for engraving the recipient's name) / FOR / (space for engraving the exhibit name) CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICAN SHOW / (space for engraving the year)". Stamped with the marker's mark: "SM&Co" in a lozenge on the left and the Birmingham silver hallmark for 1909-10 (k) on the right.
This medal awarded to: "J. FISHER ESQ." for: "NORWICH CANARY" in: "1910".
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Notes:
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This show was possibly held in conjunction with, or a part of, the Rand Agricultural show. The Witwatersrand Agricultural Society Award medal (Laidlaw 0144a) is in a similar style by the same manufacturer.
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