MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:2.375in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Max Planck; "1858-23.APRIL . 1958" along right side perimeter.
Reverse: cursive "h" in circle and reproduction of Planck's signature at center; "DEUTSCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN ZU BERLIN" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:2.500in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Edward Preble; "EDWARDO PREBLE DUCI STRENUO COMITIA AMERICANA" along perimeter.
Reverse: naval battle scene; "VINDICI COMMERCII AMERICANI" at top perimeter. "ANTE TRIPOLI / MDCCCIV" at bottom.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:3.000in
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Obverse: Nassau Hall with caption and "1746-1946" in center. "PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BICENTENNIAL" and ivy leaves around perimeter.
Reverse: Princeton crest in center with ivy border.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
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.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:H:2.000in W:2.000in D:0.188in
Abstract:
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Theobald Smith; "THEOBALD SMITH STUDENT OF DISEASE" around perimeter; "1859 / 1934" on either side at bottom.
Reverse: "THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MICROBIOLOGY" around perimeter; "NEW / YORK / 1939" at center.
Presented along with the papers of Simon Flexner (APS Library).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.188in Dia:2.500in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of George Gabriel Stokes; "GEORGE GABRIEL STOKES b. 1819," around perimeter; "G.W. de SAVLLES" at bottom.
Reverse: laurel/olive wreath encircles "VIRO/ ILLVSTRI/ ET DE PHILOSOPHIA/ EGREGIE MERITO/ GEORGIO GABRIELI STOKES/ NEWTONI CATHEDRAM/ APVD CANTABRIGIENSES/ ANNVM IAM Lm. OBTINENTI/ ET SVA ACADEMIA/ ET MVLTAE ACADEMIAE/ SALVTEM AMICISSIME PREVANTVR/ TAM SIBI QDAM IPSI/ DE TALI VITA/ TANTO INGENIO/ GRATVLANTES/ KAL.IVN./ A.S. MDCCCXCIX."
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:2.875in W:1.875in D:0.125in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Minerva; "NATURAE SPECIES RATIOQUE" at bottom.
Reverse: six male bas-relief portrait heads marked "LAPHAM," "CHAMBERLIN," "PECKHAM," "IRVING," "HOY," and "ALLEN"; "THE WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF / SCIENCES ARTS AND LETTERS / 1870-1920" and "LC" at bottom right and "MEDALLIC ART CO NYC" at bottom rim.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.500in
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Obverse: silhouette profile of Jesse Fell; "CENTENNIAL OF FIRST USE OF WYOMING COAL FEB. 11 . 1908 JESSE FELL" around perimeter.
Reverse: bas-relief of open book bearing hammer and quill pen; "WYOMING HISTORICAL & GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY / 1858-1908" around perimeter and "FOUNDED / FEB. 11 . 1858 / WILKES-BARRE / PA." and "DAVISON PHILA" under image.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:2.750in W:1.875in
Creator:
J.E. Caldwell & Co.
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Pin is attached to plaid ribbon. Housed in original box. Outside of box: "Souvenir of the Dedication of the Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh April 11, 1907"; inside: "Designed and Made by J.E. CALDWELL & CO. Jewelers and Silversmiths Philadelphia." Medal is decorated with bas-relief of building, two seals, and stars. "CARNEGIE INSTITUTE DEDICATION PITTSBURGH APRIL - 11 - 1907" at bottom of pin.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:4.875in
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Obverse: bas-relief of building on riverbank; boats on river in foreground; "MANUFACTURES AND LIBERAL ARTS 1887 FT. LONG 787 FT. WIDE ON CIRCUMFERENCE" around perimeter.
Reverse: "1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 30 JACKSON PARK CHICAGO" at center. "THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA / U.S. AMERICA" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:3.000in W:2.500in
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Burled veneer presentation box contains illustration of balloon and label marked "Lavoisier medal / l'an 10 / M and B fund." Affixed outside of box is second balloon illustration and French newspaper clipping.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:3.000in
Abstract:
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Obverse: bas-relief of female figure representing United States, clouds, and torch; "NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOUNDED 1863" around perimeter.
Reverse: bas-relief of APS seal.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:3.000in
Abstract:
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Obverse: bas-relief of female figure representing United States, clouds, and torch; "NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOUNDED 1863" around perimeter.
Reverse: wreath encircles "NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CENTENNIAL 1963."
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:3.000in
Abstract:
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Obverse: bas-relief of speaker before group under tree; "The desert shall rejoice" below image and "QUINNIPIACK 1638" along perimeter.
Reverse: bas-relief of river with 18th-century ship at bottom, 19th-century buildings and train in center, and 20th-century buildings and airplane at top; "THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW HAVEN 1938" along perimeter; "AND BLOSSOM AS THE ROSE" under image.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:3.000in
Abstract:
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Obverse: Nassau Hall with caption and "1746-1946" in center. "PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BICENTENNIAL" and ivy leaves around perimeter.
Reverse: Princeton crest in center with ivy border.
Edge: "Medallic Art Co. NY"
Presented along with the papers of Wolfgang Kohler (APS Library).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:3.000in
Abstract:
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Obverse: bas-relief of mother and child; "SCIENTIAE . MEDICINAE . ARTIQUE . SALVTARI" around perimeter.
Reverse: relief of three pillars marked "uniformity," "purity," and "efficacy," crowned by sun and rays; "Squibb Centennial 1858 1958."
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Alt. Title:
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medal
Description:
4 5/8 inches Dimension:D:0.375in Dia:4.500in
Creator:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
Contributor:
Martiny, Philip
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of George Washington and unidentified symbol; "GEORGE WASHINGTON" at top, "PATER PATRIAE MDCCLXXXIX," on either side of portrait; "PHILIP MARTIN -- DESIGN AND COPYRIGHT BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS" under portrait.
Reverse: eagle with spread wings and crest marked "E PLVRIBVS VNVM"; "TO COMMEMORATE THE INAVGVRATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE VNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT NEW YORK APRIL XXX MDCCLXXXIX." Unidentified crest at lower left; "BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION NEW YORK APRIL XXX MDCCCLXXXIX" at lower right.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.031in Dia:1.500in
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Bronze medal. Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin with "BENn FRANKLIN L.L.D." around perimeter. Reverse: not worked.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:1.750in
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Obverse: bas-relief portrait of classical-style Benjamin Franklin, wearing cap; "B. FRANKLIN OF PHILADELPHIA L.L.D. O. F.R.S." around perimeter.
Reverse: tree; "NON IRRITA FULMINA CURAT / 1777" around perimeter.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Description:
Dimension:H:1.438in Dia:1.313in
Abstract:
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Profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin, wearing cap, encircled by 13 stars.