© BurmansMynt
© BurmansMynt
Award medal - for furthering lifestock breeding - Malmöhus (Bronze; small type) ND
| Bronze | 21 g | 34 mm |
| Location | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Agricultural and industrial awards |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#429603 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Group of cattle (bull, cow and calf, cow lying down) in field, legend above in unfolded banner.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FÖR BOSKAPSAFVELNS BEFRÄMJANDE
PRISBELÖNING
A · LINDBERG
Translation:
For furthering lifestock breeding
Prize reward
Adolf Lindberg
Engraver: Adolf Lindberg
Edge
Plain
Comment
These medals were awarded at annual agricultural meetings held in Malmöhus county. At these meetings, various competitions about cattle and livestock were held, where first place received silver medals, second place larger bronze medals, and third place smaller bronze medals.
The exact date for these is unknown, but many medals of this type were awarded in many places in Sweden during the 1880s to 1890s.
