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Horticultural AR Prize Medals | Awarded to J. H. Vivian M.P, Awarded for the Greatest Number of Prizes for Vegtables, presented by Swansea and Neath Horticultural Society, 1836, by T. Halliday, PRIMUS VERE ROSAM ATQUE AUTUMNO CARPERE POMA, female figure presents seated man with fruit, garden scene behind, rev. 11 line inscription within wreath, 49mm, 46.49g, attractively toned and with proof like surfaces, extremely fine; Awarded for the Greatest Number of Prizes for Flowers and Fruit at Swansea and Neath Horticultural shows, 1837, by T. Halliday, PALMAM QVI MERVIT FERAT CAROLUS LINNAEUS NATUS 1707, draped bust left of Carl Linnaeus within wreath of flowers and fruit,, rev. 11 line inscription within wreath, 45mm, 39.47g, a handful of very light surface marks, otherwise attractively toned and with proof-like surfaces, extremely fine.
John H. Vivian M.P (1785-1855), Welsh industrialist and Politician. Between 1832 and 1855 he sat as Member of Parliament for Swansea District. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, a major in the Royal Stannary Artillery, a justice of the peace and a deputy lieutenant. The mineral vivianite (Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O)) is named in his honour. A statue in his honour stands in Ferrara Square, Swansea.
Estimate: £200 - £300