Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, with case, France, 1826

Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, with case, unsigned, France, 1826. Obverse, head and shoulders with jacket, left-facing in profile representation of Jacobus Berzelius. Reverse, inscription. Case: medal mount space is oval; outer is orange, handled and top and bottom separated; 5x4.5x1cm, legend on top: Hommage au Merite. This medal is almost an exact copy of 1973-416/15: the difference being that this medal is smaller, unsigned and made in France.

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1973-416/77
type:
medal
credit:
Chemical Society

Parts

Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, France, 1826

Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, France, 1826

Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, unsigned, France, 1826. Obverse, head and shoulders with jacket, left-facing in profile representation of Jacobus Berzelius. Reverse, inscription. This medal is almost an exact copy of 1973-416/15: the difference being that this medal is smaller, unsigned and made in France.

Measurements:
overall: 32 mm x 34 mm x 2 mm,
Materials:
oval , complete and selenium
Object Number:
1973-416/77/1
type:
medal
Case, for Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, France, 1826

Case, for Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, France, 1826

Case, for Selenium medal commemorating Jacob Berzelius, outer is orange, handled and top and bottom separated, with legend on top: ‘Hommage au Merite’, and oval shape for medal, unsigned, France, 1826

Object Number:
1973-416/77/2
type:
case - container
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