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Description: | Gold medal (French) presented to Sir Henry Bessemer in 1867. 68mm diameter, in red case 10x10x1cm [lid broken away from base]. rim legend: OR. obverse: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE MDCCCLXVII � 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 | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | medal | Temporal: | 1867 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Ponscarme, Hubert | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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