Medal commemorating Leonhard Gyllenhaal
- maker:
- Pehr Henrik Lundgren
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