1869 New York State Poultry Society Award Medal. Silver. 45.1 mm. 43.1 grams. Awarded to D.L. Leon. Choice About Uncirculated.,<strong>Obv:</strong> Various birds in a farm setting with the motto OMNE ANIMAL EX OVO on a scroll above. The legends NEW YORK STATE POULTRY SOCIETY above and INCORPORATED 1869 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> A laurel wreath with three eggs in a basket at the bottom, the inscription AWARDED TO above and the added engraving D.L. LEON FOR A SUPERIOR GREYHOUND DEC. 69. within the wreath. Light lilac-gray iridescence over reflective surfaces that are nearly in the Mint State category. Wispy hairlines and other trivial handling marks are largely confined to the reverse. An example of this type, awarded to H.C. Gavit for the best sultan fowls and also dated December 1869, is part of the American Numismatic Society collection, accession number 1967.225.95.,,