Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor Napoleon III in 1867

Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor Gold medal (French) presented to Sir Henry Bessemer

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Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor
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Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor
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Gold medal (French) presented to Sir Henry Bessemer
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Gold medal (French) presented to Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) in 1867. 68mm diameter, in red case 10x10x1cm [lid broken away from base]. rim legend: OR. obverse: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE MDCCCLXVII Á PARIS. GRAND PRIX. Two putti hold panel enscribed BESSEMER with laurel wreath above. exergue: H. PONSCARME F. reverse: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR ; H. PONSCARME F. ; relief head profile to Left with laurel wreath and goatee beard

Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) was an English inventor and engineer who invented a cheap process for manufacturing steel. He patented a process by which molten pig iron was converted to steel by blowing air through it in a Bessemer converter.This removed most of the impurities and no extra fuel was required, because the carbon, oxidised during the blow, generated great heat. Establishing a steelworks in Sheffield, England, Bessemer manufactured guns and, later, steel rails.

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1938-564
Materials:
gold
Measurements:
overall: 68 mm,
type:
medal
credit:
Bessemer Wright, W.