Medal commemorating Marcellin Berthelot, chemist
- artist:
- Jules-Clément Chaplain
Bronze medal commemorating Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), in the form of an upright oblong, 1901. 71x57x3mm. Obverse, head and shoulders, left-facing profile representation of Marcellin Berthelot, signed J.C. CHAPLAIN 1901 . Legend, La Synthese Chimique La Science Guide l'Humanite. Reverse, Berthelot in chemical laboratory, with two mythical female figures representing France and truth, as legend, Pour La Patrie et la Verite, 1851 1901, La France presenting his apparatus with a laurel wreath.
Details
- Category:
- Coins, Medals & Tokens
- Object Number:
- 1973-416/26
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
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overall: 71 x 57 x 3 mm
- type:
- medal
- credit:
- Chemical Society