Joseph Priestley

Made:
1974 in United States
Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley Bronze medal to commemorate the bicentennial 1774-1974 of the
Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley Bronze medal to commemorate the bicentennial 1774-1974 of the

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Joseph Priestley
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Joseph Priestley
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze medal to commemorate the bicentennial 1774-1974 of the
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze medal to commemorate the bicentennial 1774-1974 of the discovery of oxygen 1774 by Joseph Priestley, struck by the Franklin Mint USA 1974. Bronze; diameter 40mm, encased in sealed acrylic, in dark blue presentation box 8x7.5x2.5cm. obverse, HS portrait of Priestley. reverse, Priestley at his laboratory bench with demonstration apparatus

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1975-87
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
diameter: x 40 mm
type:
medal
credit:
University of Connecticut (Dept. of Chemistry)

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