MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.063in Dia:1.313in
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Obverse: bas-relief portrait of Reverend George Whitefield; "REVD GEORGE WHITEFIELD" around perimeter.
Reverse: female figure holding cross standing next to monument marked "DIED 30 / SEP. 1770 / AT 56"; "BY GRACE / ARE YE / SAVED" next to monument and "AN ISRAELITE INDEED A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:0.875in
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Obverse: bas-relief, profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin in center. "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" around top perimeter.
Reverse: relief of eagle holding banner with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in front of four spears.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Box dimensions Dimension:D:1.000in Dia:3.500in
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Small bronze medal affixed to the top of a round, burled wood box. Medal contains bas-relief, profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin in center with "BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON. XVII. JAN. MDCCVI around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:2.000in
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Obverse: Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia dancing in the center of a red- and blue-rimmed circle. A mask, harp, and oak branches are at left, and a sword and tall grass tied with a bow are at right. "UNCLE SAM AND MISS COLUMBIA GREET YOU" around perimeter. Reverse: "Souvenir" in center with American flag draped like a curtain at top right.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.188in Dia:2.250in
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Obverse: profile of Jacobus Berzelius; name at top and "NAT. MDCCLXXIX DEN. MDCCCXLVIII" at bottom.
Reverse: female figure and sphinx at right, winged figure holding torch at left, various symbols including scale and other instruments; "APERIT AENIGMATA CONDITA LUSTRAT" printed around top perimeter, "SOCIO LONGE NOBILISSIMO PER ANNOS XXX SECRETARIO ACAD. REG. SOIENT. SVEC" under images, and "C.G. O[Q?]VARNSTROM INV. and "P.H. LUNDGREN FEC" at rim.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:0.200in
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Obverse: bas-relief portrait, "JOHN THACKRAY" and "1948-1999" along perimeter. Reverse: wolf and rooster in landscape; "SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.188in Dia:1.625in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Eli K. Price; "ELI K. PRICE PRESIDENT 1879" along perimeter. "W. H. King" under portrait.
Reverse: seal; "THE NUMISMATIC & ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF PHILADA. / FOUNDED / JAN. 1, 1858" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.188in Dia:1.625in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Eli K. Price; "ELI K. PRICE PRESIDENT 1879" along perimeter. "W. H. King" under portrait.
Reverse: seal; "THE NUMISMATIC & ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF PHILADA. / FOUNDED / JAN. 1, 1858" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.250in Dia:3.000in
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Obverse: Princeton University building (Nassau Hall) flanked by four trees; "AVLA NASSOVICA / MDCCCXCVI" at bottom.
Reverse: banner at top marked "DEI SVB NVMINE DICET"; "QVOD ANTEA FVIT / COLLEGIVM / NEO CAESARIENSE / NVNC ANNIS CLIMPLETIS / VNIVERSITAS / PRINCETONIENSIS / SAECVLVM SPECTAT / NOVUM" at center.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.375in
Creator:
Dumarest, Rambert
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of J. Jacques Rousseau; "J. JACQUES ROUSSEAU NE A GENEVE EN 1712," along perimeter; "DUMAREST F" at bottom.
Reverse: "SOCIAL LIV 3 CHAP 1 CONTRAT" around perimeter and "LA PUISSANCE / LEGISLATIVE / APPARTIENT AU PEUPLE / ET NE PEUT APPARTENIR / QUA A LUI" at center.
Edge: "CHEZ MONNERON (PATENTE) SE VEND A PARIS."
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:2.375in
Creator:
Ponscarme, Hubert
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Adam Smith; "1723 ADAM SMITH 1790" around perimeter. "RICHESSE / DES NATIONS / PVBL.EN / 1776," at bottom left; "SOCIÉTE D'ÉCONOMIE POLITIOVE 1876" and "PONSCARME" at bottom.
Reverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Jacques Turgot; " 1727 IACQVES TVRGOT 1781" around perimeter. "LIBERTE / DVTRAVAIL / EDITS DE / 1776," at bottom left; "SOCIÉTE D'ÉCONOMIE POLITIQUE 1876," and "H. PONSCARME" at bottom.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.750in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of James Watt; "JAMES WATT" at right; "W. WYON A.R.A. MINT" at bottom.
Reverse: "ROYAL / CORNWALL / POLYTECHNIC / SOCIETY / INSTITUTED / 1833 / SECOND CLASS"
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.500in
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Obverse: profile portrait of Charles Marquis Cornwallis; "Marquis Cornwallis" at top perimeter and "British Plenipotentiary at Amiens" around perimeter under profile; maker's mark "K & K" under profile.
Reverse: classical figure, portrait, nymph with shield, wheat, and other symbols; "POST NUBILA PHOEBUS" around top perimeter and "Definitive Treaty Concluded 1802" at bottom.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.500in
Creator:
Joseph K. Davison's Sons
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Obverse: bas-relief portrait of Thomas Robbins, "THOMAS ROBBINS D.D. LIBRARIAN-BENEFACTOR" around perimeter. "MDCCCCVI" below portrait.
Reverse: wreath and floral decoration; "CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 1825," around perimeter; "SVSTINET + QUI/ TRANSTVLIT" in banner at top and "JOS. K. DAVISON'S SONS PHILA." at bottom.