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Award Western Province Agricultural Society, bronze, 48mm
| Location | Cape of Good Hope (South Africa (pre-Union)) |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The arms of Cape Town displayed centrally, featuring three fleurs-de-lis in chief and a rampant lion in base, surmounted by a floral crest, and flanked on each side by an anchor entwined with a serpent. A scroll below the shield bears the motto SPES BONA. The surrounding legend reads WESTERN PROVINCE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY and CAPE TOWN, separated by five-pointed stars, with the engraver's signature ALLAN WYON SC. visible below the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed pastoral scene in high relief within a beaded border, depicting a horse, a bull, an ostrich, a goat, and a ram grouped together on a grassy ground, with a grapevine laden with bunches of grapes overhanging the composition and agricultural implements visible in the background. The engraver's signature ALLAN WYON SC. appears in the lower right field. |
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