Reference:4849 Acclimatization Society, 1854

A female figure steated, facing, surounded by various animals; beyond, on the distant horizon, can be glimpsed a ship.

Four-line engraved inscription in the centre, within a wreath: A MR H S DITTEN CRUSTACES 1880. Around, SOCIETE D'ACCLIMATATION FONDEE LE 10 FEVRIER 1854.

By Alphee Dubois.

Condition: Good extremely fine

Notes:

The Acclimatization Society was founded in 1854 by the naturalist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-61), who was its first president. It was the first of several such societies, established in in order to enrich the fauna of a region with the introdction of plants and animals from around the world, and its work extended particularly to European colonies in the Americas and Australasia. In many instances they existed both as societies for the study of natural history as well as to improve the success rate of introduced species, for which prizes, such as this medal, were awarded.