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Description: | Medal. Royal medal of the Royal Society, London, awarded to John Herschel, 1836. Gold; height 5mm, diameter 72mm. Obverse: relief statue of Isaac Newton, diagrams each side; inscription REGIS MVNIFICENTIA ARBITRIO SOCIETATIS. Reverse: relief portrait profile H to R of King William IV, inscription beneath W. WYON A.R.A MINT. ; inscription GVLIELMVS IIII REX SOC: REG: LOND: PATRONVS. 1833. Rim inscription: JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHELL. MDCCCXXXVI. [1836] | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | medal | Temporal: | 1833 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Wyon, William | Identifier: | 1984-1748 | Go to resource |
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