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SOCIEDAD RURAL ARGENTINA - Primer premio - BUENOS AIRES - 1890
| Location | Argentina |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Two allegorical female figures representing Livestock and Agriculture are seated on either side of a large cartouche bearing the Argentine national coat of arms; the figure at left holds a shepherd's crook and is accompanied by a ram, while the figure at right rests beside a sheaf of wheat with a beehive visible in the background. Below the central group, the legend TALLER NACIONAL DE GRABADOS appears on a ribbon, with 1er PREMIO in the lower field. The peripheral legend reads II EXPOSICION INTERNACIONAL DE GANADERIA Y AGRICULTURA BUENOS AIRES, separated by two five-pointed stars. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed pastoral scene in high relief depicts a farmer operating a horse-drawn plough in the middle ground, with cattle and sheep in the foreground. In the background, a windmill tower, a steam locomotive, trees, and a factory complex are rendered in fine detail. The peripheral legend SOCIEDAD RURAL ARGENTINA arcs across the upper field, with MDCCCXC at the base, flanked by two small rosettes. |
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