SITION D’AGRICULTURE. | OUVERTE SOUS LES
AUSPICES DU GOUVERNEMENT PA R LA SOCIETE
LINNEENNE. Beneath, ears of grain with flowers and
fruit. In middle, upon a square : 1847.
Gold. Guioth, p. tq 4> pL XXXV, No. 13 8 ; Kluys-
kens, Num. Linn., p. 10, No. 25.
47. Obverse. Laureated bust, to left. Beneath neck :
HART FECIT. Inscription : LEOPOLD PREMIER
ROI DES BELGES.
Reverse. Within a wreath of fruit and flowers : EXPOSITION
DE L’AGRICULTURE DE 1847 OUVERTE
SOUS LES AUSPICES DU GOUVERNEMENT PAR
LA SOCIETE LINNEENNE.
Bronze. 5o mm. Guioth, p. ig 3 , pl. XXXIV, No. 135:
Kluyskens^, Num. Linn., p. g, No. 22.
' 48. Obverse. As that of No. 4 1-
Reverse. Within field : A | MR ROGIER ^MINISTRE
I DE L’INTERIEUR, | PREMIERE EXPOSlI
TION I NATIONALE L 1847 Inscription : (rosette)
AGRICULTURE E T HORTICULTURE (rosette)
SOCIETE ROYALE LINNEENiNE DE BRUXELLES
Bronze. 49 mm. Snoilsky, p. g, No, 16; Ruppell,
1876, p. 21,.Nq. ig,
4g. Obverse. Bust, decorated, to left. Beneath: WUR-
DEN F. BRUX. Legend, as on preceding.
Reverse. As preceding.
Silver, bronze. 5o mm. Guioth. p. ig3, pl. XXXVI,
No. 136; Kluyskens, Num. Linn., p. g, No. 23. In the
Boston Collection.
- 5o. Obverse. As preceding.
Reverse. Within field, a vacant oval escutcheon
surrounded by flowers, fruit, and ears of grain. Inscription
: SOCIETE ROYALE D’AGRICULTURE ET
D’HORTICULTURE LINNEENNE *
Silver, bronze. 5omm. Obverse with beaded edge.
Guioth, p. i 93, pl. XXXVI, Nò<. .i37 ; Kluyskens,
Num. Linn., p. g, No. 24; Rüppell, 1875, p. 72, No. 17.
In the U. S. Government and Boston Collections.
5 1. As preceding, hut obverse with lined edge.
In the Boston Collection.
52. O b v e rse . Head of the king, to right Inscription,
above : SOUVENIR DES FETES DE LEOPOLD II ROI
DES BELGES | XLVEME ANNIVERSAIRE (rosette) DE
L’INDEPENDANCE NATIONALE (rosette) Below :
BRUXELLES | 23, 24, a 5 , 26 7«^ | * i 8 7 5 *.
R e v e r s e . Within laurel and oak branches, crossed and
tied by ribbon : SOUVENIR | DE | L’EXPOSITION j
DE LA I SOCIETE ROYALE | LINNEENNE | (a star.)
Silver. 34 mm. In the Boston Collection.
5 3 . Obverse. Head of Minerva, to left. Upon the helmet,
an oak wreath and the Belgian Lion breaking its
chain. Beneath : VEYRAT F. Exergue, an angel’s head,
the mint mark of Brussels.
R e v e r s e . Within wreath of flowers and fruit :
5oE ANNIVERSAIRE DE L’INDEPENDANCE NATIONALE
I — I EXPOSITION I D’HORTICULTURE | — '|
BRUXELLES | 22 JUILLET | 1880. Inscription :
LINNE • BAUHIN • TOURNEFORT • MILLER r JUSSIEU
• LA MARCK • GESNER • (i>.
Bronze. 5o mm. Edge of obverse beaded. R e v u e b e lg e ,
1886, p. 5o4 In the Boston Collection.
5 4 - Obverse. Ceres enthroned, to right, with palm and
wreaths.
(1) These were all botanists.