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fjt_252890 - AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FISHING AND HUNTING SOCIETIES TOULOUSE, sans poinçon 1825

AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FISHING AND HUNTING SOCIETIES TOULOUSE, sans poinçon AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 24.00 €
Type : TOULOUSE, sans poinçon
Date: 1825
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon

Obverse

Obverse legend : OLIVIER DE SERRES.
Obverse description : Son buste à droite signé DUBOIS.

Reverse

Reverse legend : RECOMPENSE DU TRAVAIL - SOCIETE RLE D’AGRICULRE DE TOULOUSE 1825.
Reverse description : Deux bœufs tirant une charette remplie de gerbes de blé.

Commentary

Olivier de Serres, le “père de l’agronomie française”, est né à Villeneuve-de-Berg dans le Vivarais. Issu d’une famille protestante aisée, il montre très tôt une curiosité intellectuelle proche des humanistes. Il est surtout connu pour avoir introduit en France la culture de la soie mais ses travaux sur l’assolement triennal apportent d’importants changements pour les techniques de culture.

Historical background

AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FISHING AND HUNTING SOCIETIES

The Agricultural Societies were free associations which set themselves the task of discussing agricultural theories, perfecting methods, etc., and on the establishment of which the law imposed no other condition than that of obtaining the approval of their statutes by the prefectural authority. Those which deal more especially with practical applications are called agricultural councils..

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