Lot 3547
Sale 113 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes
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Description
Australian And New Zealand Assoc(iatio)n For The Advancement Of Science, Ferdinand von Mueller Medal, in bronze (55x70mm), obverse, von Mueller seated at a desk studying a spray of Acacia while leafing through a reference book, reverse, a Waratah at left and the words, 'For Researches/In/Natural/Science', unnamed. Toned, nearly uncirculated.
This medal was established in 1902 and first awarded in 1904. The medal is a memorial to Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Victorian Government Botanist (1852-84) and Director of Melbourne's Botanic Gardens (1857-73).
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $200