prize medal, Charles Wiener, 1865, minted, General: 5.8 x 0.4cm (58 x 4mm), Weight: 79.2g, allegory, personification, Silver prize medal at the International Exhibition of 1865 in Porto, won by the company Scheltema . On the front is an allegorical representation with figures depicting Agriculture, Industry, Art and Science with the associated attributes. They are grouped around a pedestal with the arms of Porto and Portugal on it. On the left agriculture with a scythe, next to Industry with a hammer and anvil, on the right of the base Art with a palette, and Science with a scroll. Attributes include a beehive, a bunch of grapes and a wine jug, a gear, a capital and a bust and stacks of books. In the background the mast of a sailing ship and the crown of a palm tree. Faam floats above it with a flaming torch in one hand and a laurel wreath and palm branch in the other. Above the scene the circular: GLORIA VICTORIBUS. In very small letters at the bottom: C. WIENER F. LISBOA. On the back in the middle a bright sun with the inscription and circular: SACRES E SE MAIS MUNDO HOUVERA, LA CHEGARA {candes). Around it a wreath of oak branches and laurel branches wrapped with ribbon. On the ribbon: INDIA 1498 MONTES DO NILO 1500-1600 AUSTRALIA 1601 BRAZIL 1500. Surrounded by the circular: EXPOSICAO INTERNATIONAL PORTO 1865
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prize medal, Charles Wiener, 1865, minted, General, 5.8 x 0.4cm, 58 x 4mm, Weight, 79.2g, allegory, personification, Silver prize medal, International Exhibition, 1865, Porto, won, company Scheltema ., front, allegorical representation, figures depicting Agriculture, Industry, Art, Science, associated attributes., grouped, a pedestal, arms, Porto, Portugal, ., left agriculture, a scythe, next, Industry, a hammer, anvil, right, base Art, a palette, Science, a scroll. Attributes include, beehive, a bunch, grapes, a wine jug, a gear, a capital, a bust, stacks, books., background, mast, a sailing ship, crown, a palm tree. Faam floats, a flaming torch, hand, a laurel wreath, palm branch, ., scene, circular, GLORIA VICTORIBUS., small letters, bottom, C. WIENER F. LISBOA., back, middle, bright sun, inscription, circular, SACRES E SE MAIS MUNDO HOUVERA, LA CHEGARA {candes, . Around, a wreath, oak branches, laurel branches wrapped, ribbon., ribbon, INDIA 1498 MONTES DO NILO 1500-1600 AUSTRALIA 1601 BRAZIL 1500. , circular, EXPOSICAO INTERNATIONAL PORTO 1865
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