Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal

Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal

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Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver medal to commemorate L. Gyllenhaal (1752-1840), engraved by P. H. Lundgren, issued by the Royal Academy of Science, Sweden, 1848. Inscribed: Obverse: LEON.GYLLENHAAL ENTOMOL.SVEC.NAT.MDCCLII DEN.MDCCCXL, Reverse: DIVAM COLVIT IN IMAGINE PARVA/SOCIO MERITISS./R.ACAD.SCIENT. SVEC./ A MDCCCXLVIII translated as 'The goddess is worshiped in the little images'

Details

Category:
Wellcome Medals
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A678857
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
overall: 3 mm, 30 mm,
type:
personal medal