Wyon and Pineapples

harasha · August 2, 2015 5:26AM

Did that get your attention? Heh, heh.

Posting this medal as it is not the usual fare that we see with Wyon medals.
I input the awardee's name to the Google website and interestingly, I got a hit. Mr. Floud actually was an authority on the cultivation of pineapples.

JCMhouston · August 2, 2015 6:29AM

That's very cool harasha.

Zohar · August 2, 2015 7:51AM

Very cool.

Iosephus · August 2, 2015 8:41AM

Very nice!

STLNATS · August 2, 2015 1:09PM

Very attractive piece - not unexpected for a Wyon design I suppose - and love it when you can find background on the recipient. Makes it come alive and more significant than just the medal by itself. And the tie to pineapples is a hoot. Congrats!

PatAR · August 2, 2015 1:57PM

An attractive design to be sure. And, frankly, until now I had not thought about pineapple being grown in South Wales. Neat!

asheland · August 3, 2015 12:58AM

lordmarcovan · August 3, 2015 2:41PM

Awesome- another great botanical design.

"Wyon and Pineapples" made me think of the Barbadoes (sic) pennies, though now that I think of it, those were probably considerably pre-Wyon. They do happen to be the first numismatic pineapples that come to my head, though.

To cultivate pineapples in London, surely one must have needed a greenhouse?

harasha · August 3, 2015 7:47PM

I do not know if anyone in London was cultivating pineapples at the time. However, PatAR is on point with Mr. Floud. Dowlais and Aberdare are noted in his references.

Wyon and Pineapples

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