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Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Judge's medals with ribbons and year clasps, includes medals and clasps for the years 1939, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1974, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000. The second - fourth missing pin on suspension bar, fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $200
Passed in
The Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club, Australia, undated (1930s), in bronze (50mm), holed off centre near top edge, inscribed on reverse, 'W.J.Bartlett/for best Minorca'; also untitled poultry club award medal, undated, in bronze (47.5mm), by Ottley. Birm; another untitled poultry club award medal, undated (c1905), in silver (38mm), by J.A.Restall B ham, wreath on reverse, unnamed; another identical to the last, undated (c1946), in silver (38mm) with suspension loop, by Restall. Birm., reverse with die struck title around edge, 'Poultry Club Medal', unnamed. The first fine, the second uncirculated, the last two very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Member badge 1947, unfinished production in bronze by Angus & Coote; Member badge with suspension ring, 1972-1973; Lady Member's Gentleman's badge with suspension ring, 1972-1973; pin back badges as follows, Lady's badge 1966-1967 and Lady Member badge 1966-1967 (matching numbers); Lady Member badges 1972-1973 (3, all missing pin back); Lady's badge 1977-1978; Members Guest badges, 1980-1981, 1981-1982; Member badge and Members Guest badge sets with matching numbers, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, both sets in packet of issue; Guest badges, 1963, 1973 (missing pin), 1980, 1982 (in packet of issue), 1988, 1990 (2, consecutive numbers, one in packet of issue); 1992 (2 in packets of issue), 1994, 1996 (2 in packets of issue), 1997 (2 in packets of issue), 1998 (3), 2000 (2, consecutive numbers), 2001, 2002 (2, consecutive numbers), 2003 (2 consecutive in packets of issue), 2004 (2), 2005 (2), 2006 (2, consecutive in packets of issue), 2008 (2), 2009 (2 consecutive), 2010 (2 consecutive), 2011 (2 consecutive in packets of issue), 2012 (2 consecutive), 2013 (2 consecutive), several low number issues; also novelty show badges, 2003, 2004 (2 different); elongated coins pressed from old Australian copper coins, 2002 (15, various designs with eight in presentation packs). The first dark toned, extremely fine, the rest mostly uncirculated. (75)
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria, John Pascoe Fawkner, (Founded 1849), (issued in 1949), in silvered bronze (58mm), by K.G.Luke, unnamed. Heavily toned, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Souvenir of Your Visit to Royal Show, 1948, advertising medalet by Angus & Coote, in aluminium (27mm) (C.1948/2); another, Souvenir From Angus & Coote R.A.S. - 1949, in aluminium (27mm) (C.1949/1), mis-struck approx 5 percent off centre; Angus & Coote Royal Agricultural Show Coronation Year, 1953 in aluminium (27.5mm) (C.1953/10) (3). The second with a few cuts on reverse, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
The Royal Melbourne Centenary Show, 1948, in bronze (54mm), by Stokes (C.1948/4) (this medal), obverse, busts of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip left, reverse, farm scene with scroll below this impressed, 'Champion Indian Runner/Or Khaki Campbell/Duck or Drake/Bartlett & Son'. A few marks on high spots on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $170
SOLD $460
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Judge badge, in gilt and enamel, by L.Orbuck, Melb; RAS Victoria 150 Years badge, 1998, on card of issue; Victorian Showmen's Guild, 1949, membership badge in gilt and enamel, number 37 on reverse; Sheep & Wool Exhibition, 1956, Official's badge; Horticultural Council of N.S.W. Judge badge; Junior Farmers Club N.S.W. badge (3, one missing pin); Queensland Junior Farmers Club Organisation badge; Equestrian Federation of Australia, N.S.W. Branch, Life Member badge; unidentified equestrian first prize medal on blue neck ribbon, silver coloured metal medal (48mm), features coloured photo of horses head in centre, reverse inscribed, 'Donated By/2005/Harkness Bricklaying'; medalet for Governor of NSW, 1877, in bronze (22mm) (C.1877/1), obverse features head of Sir Hercules Robinson, President of the Agricultural Society of NSW; another medal, for McCormick, Chicago, USA, (c1931) (inventor of farm equipment including the reaper). Very good - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Steward medal (with suspender but no ribbon), other medals marked Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. (5, two blue enamel and gilt, two red enamel with one gilt and one silvered, one white enamel and gilt); RAS Kennel Control Judge badge; RAS Guest Badge 1951; RAS fob medal 'For Service to the Society' in bronze, unnamed; Royal Easter Show Service 1993, Olympic Park Station City Rail Commendation medal, with suspension ring; Sydney Olympic Park large tinnie; Royal Easter Show 115 Years at Moore Park 1997 badge (2, one gold and enamel, one bronze and enamel), both on issue cards. Very fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Royal National Centenary Show, Brisbane 1859-1959, in bronze (52mm), by Myers & Co, (C.1959/6) (this medal), reverse inscribed, 'CH.Vase of Sweet Peas/A.F.Beutel'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Sydney Technical College, Royal Easter Show 1958, Toolmaking Section, in aluminium in shape of cog wheel (53mm), obverse, map of NSW, reverse, plain. Lower half of design and text faded unless held at an angle, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Royal National A(gricultural). & I(ndustrial). Association of Q(ueens)'Land, Brisbane, undated (1965), in gilt bronze (50mm), reverse inscribed, 'O'Malley And Morris Pty Ltd/Royal Show/1965/Class 1599 Liquer/Any Other Type Not/Provided For.' Hairlines on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Agricultural and Pastoral Society member badges, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales (QVC), in silvered bronze, by W.J.Amor; New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association (3), two samples by Amor, both in bronze, another in gilt and enamel; North Australia Show Society, 1966, in cupro nickel; Junior Farmers Club Organisation, Queensland, in bronze, by Handford, Melb; Rockhampton Agricultural Society, in gilt and enamel, by Amor, Brisbane; R(oyal) A(gricultural) S(ociety), WA, 1995, in bronze, unfinished production by Perfection. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Shepparton Agricultural Society, Centenary Year 1877-1976, in silvered bronze (51mm), by Stokes (C.1976/41); Agricultural Society Centenary, Horsham Show, 1978, in aluminium (51mm), by Stokes A/Asia, unnamed; horse related prize medal, undated (1980), in aluminium (47mm), by Stokes, Melbourne, Australia, reverse inscribed, 'Wannon Zone/R.A.S./Show Jumping/1980', pierced hole on rim at 6 o'clock and loop ring fitted to rim at 12 o'clock; Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture (VCAH) Dux, undated (c1989), in bronze (51mm), by Hafner, unnamed. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Mudgee Wine Show prize medals, (1980), (62mm), cast in gilt bronze, inscribed, '1980/Class 8/Sweet White/Table Wine/Montrose'; in silvered bronze, inscribed, '1980/Class 7/Medium Dry White/Botobolar'; in bronze, inscribed, '1980/Class 15/Medium Dry White/Montrose', all with ribbons; also three identical 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals, all uninscribed. Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Seymour Agricultural & Pastoral Society, Victorian Wine Show, undated (c1980), in gilt bronze (51mm), by Brim Melb, unnamed; Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture (VCAH) Medal, undated (c1989), in bronze (51mm), by Hafner, unnamed; another identical but for Dux, in bronze, unnamed; VCAH Longerenong, Commemorative Centenary Medal, 1889-1989, in bronze (51mm), by Hafner, unnamed. The first with some toning on obverse, otherwise uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, undated (1981), in gilt bronze (51mm), by W.J.Amor.Sydney, reverse inscribed, '1981/Royal Easter/Show/The Hordern Trophy/Grand Champion/Female'; Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney Royal Since 1822 (undated), in silvered bronze (51mm), reverse inscribed, '2012/Sydney Royal/Arts & Crafts/Show/Standard/Of/Excellence'; The Royal Agricultural Society New South Wales, Australian Bicentenary, 1988, in bronze (50mm), reverse inscribed, 'Dogs/Best/Junior Girl Dog Handler/1988 Show' (with case, not for this medal); R(oyal). A(gricultural). S(ociety) N.S.W. Kennel Control, undated, in silvered bronze (2), by Amor, Sydney, with suspension loop; Metropolitan Kennel Society, undated, prize medal in silvered bronze (31mm), holed off centre at top edge, unnamed; Parramatta & Districts All Breeds Kennel Club, members badge in gilt and enamel (25mm), by G.A.Miller, Sydney, with suspension loop. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, 1998, Move to Homebush Bay and Inaugural Royal Easter Show at New Site, in bronze (55x45mm) (3); Royal National Capital Agricultural Society, 1981 Royal Canberra Show, in bronze (57mm), unnamed; XXIII World's Poultry Congress, 2008, Stud Breeder Exhibitor, Brisbane, Australia, in anodised bronze (54mm); also New South Wales Masonic Lodge Grand Steward's sash jewel in gilt (74mm), voided and features cornucopia of agricultural produce in centre. The first three in cases of issue, the last extremely fine the rest uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
The Silver City Pastoral & Agricultural Assn, 100 Years, Broken Hill Centenary, 1883-1983, (C.1983/55), uniface lead pull of obverse (48mm) with irregular edge; another similar lead pull (30.5x27mm) and in centre is the reverse of the medal in miniature (18mm), maker unknown. Some surface oxidation, very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Bicentenary, 1988, issues for Federal Council of Agricultural Societies, in bronze (50mm) (2), one unnamed and in case by Royal Australian Mint, the other inscribed on reverse, '1888-1988/Berry A & H./Centenary Show'; another identical medal but in gilt bronze (40mm); R.A.S. of N.S.W., Royal Easter Show Exhibitor, in gilt bronze (40mm) (5), all unnamed; also Centenary of Federation, Federal Council of Agricultural Societies, 2001, in bronze (50mm), unnamed (in blue satchel). Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, prize winner rosette badges (4), dark green and white enamel (48mm) by K.G.Luke Melb., with two lugs on reverse; dark blue and cream enamel (48mm) by K.G.Luke Melbourne, with two fold-over prongs on reverse; green and off-white (49mm), no maker's name, with two fold-over pins on reverse; blue and red enamel (48mm), no maker's name, with two fold-over prongs on reverse; also The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Australian Bicentennial Exhibitor medal, 1988, in bronze (40mm). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of S.A. Inc, Exhibitors Commemorative Medallion, 1989, in bronze (50mm), unnamed; another, 2000 Royal Adelaide Show, Commemorative Medallion in bronze (50mm). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Campbelltown City Show, 1990, in gilt (50mm), reverse inscribed, '1990/N.Walker/Class 1243'; another, in bronze (50mm), reverse inscribed, '1990/N.Walker/Class 1259'; Cumnock Show Society Centenary Show, 1998, in bronze (45mm), reverse inscribed, 'Number/130 of 150'; Nepean District Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Society, undated, in bronze (29mm), pierced hole near bottom edge; North Australian Show Society Inc, 1966, in cupro nickel (30x37mm), with scroll suspender; Royal Hobart Show, 22-25 October 1997, Celebrating 175 years of Agricultural Shows in Tasmania, in bronze (39mm); Royal North Australia Show Society, Darwin, N.T. undated, in bronze (29mm), unnamed; Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., Evening Harness Parade, in bronze (32mm), reverse inscribed, 'YEAR/2000', identical others in cupro nickel (4), reverses inscribed, 'YEAR/2001'; 'YEAR/2002'; '2004'; and '2005'. A few extremely fine but mostly uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $100
Passed in
The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. Sydney, gilt and enamel badge (39mm), pin back, impressed number 3 on reverse; Royal Easter Show 1998 1st Year at Homebush Bay badge in gilt and enamel; Olympic Park Station Sydney badge in oxidised silvered metal, reverse marked Official Opening 8 March 1998; Sydney Royal Easter Show A Century of Woodchop 1999 badge in gilt and enamel; RAS Member badge in lacquered gilt and enamel (2, Nos 02412 and 03523); The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl 2011 Finalist badge in gilt and enamel; The Australian Jersey Herd Soc N.S.W. Branch Member badge in gilt and enamel; The Australian Jersey Herd Society N.S.W. Branch Life Member badges in silver and enamel (2); Australian Pony Stud Book Society badge in gilt and enamel; other items (4). Fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $130
SOLD $70
The Royal National Agricultural And Pastoral Society Of Tasmania, Est.1873, undated (1990s) uniface striking, in bronze (51mm), by Hafner, unnamed; Royal Hobart Show, 22-25 October 1997, Celebrating 175 years of Agricultural Shows in Tasmania, in bronze (39mm), on original cardholders of issue (3). Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Victorian Horticultural Society, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller Medal, Est 1859, undated (1990s?), in bronze (51mm), by Luke Melb, unnamed; The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria 150 Years, 1998, in gilt and enamel (55x84mm), with suspension loop, unnamed (2, one with Royal Melbourne Show neck ribbon); Bendigo Agricultural Show Society 150th Anniversary, 2009, brooch badge in gilt and enamel (30x35mm), by Stokes (cased); Mossvale & District A.H. & I. Society Inc., Centenary of Federation, 2001, brooch badge in gilt and enamel (35x30mm), by A.J.'s Products; Equestrian Federation N.S.W., Qantas Medal for Junior Equitation Event, undated (1980s), in bronze (57mm), unnamed (in case of issue by Amor). Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Royal Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, Award of Excellence, 2000 Sydney Royal Easter Show, in oxidised silver (51mm), reverse inscribed, '2000/Sydney/Royal Show/RAS Of NSW/Value Award/For/Sparkling/Wine', unnamed; also InterVin Gold award, in gilt and enamel (octagonal 70x68mm), with suspension chain, reverse with plate marked, 'Montros/Chardonnay/1988'. The first with some toning on obverse, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Royal Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, (2001), in oxidised bronze (51mm), by G.A.Miller, reverse inscribed, '2001/Sydney Royal/Easter Show/Ted "Di-Vetelact"/Wells Memorial Award/Presented By/New South Wales Cat/Fanciers Association/For Best Cat/Ring 1 Group 2/Cat Section', unnamed. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Royal Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, (2002), in oxidised bronze (51mm), by G.A.Miller, reverse inscribed, '2002/Sydney Royal/Easter Show/B G (Bertie) Jacobs/Trophy Presented By/Friends And Admirers/Of The Late/Mr B G Jacobs For/Best Dog Or Bitch/Hound Group/Dog Section', unnamed. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Royal Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, (2003), in oxidised bronze (51mm), by G.A.Miller, reverse inscribed, '2003/Sydney Royal/Easter Show/The "Kevin Bourke/Memorial Perpetual Trophy"/For The First Prize/Winning Rider Of/Class 738/Presented By Fellow/Riders Of The Late/Kevin Bourke/Horse Section', unnamed. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Royal Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, (2003), in oxidised bronze (51mm), by G.A.Miller, reverse inscribed, '2003/Macquarie Bank/Sydney Royal/Wine Show/J C M Fornachon/Memorial/Perpetual/Trophy', unnamed. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30