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Prize medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Obverse: Mercury amid clouds, stars and the Moon in its first quarter. Legend: "ASTRONOMICAL . SOCIETY . OF . THE . PACIFIC". Reverse: A wreath of laurel knotted at the base. Inscription: "THIS . MEDAL . FOUNDED . A . D . MDCCCXCVIII. BY . CATHERINE . WOLFE . BRUCE . IS . PRESENTED . TO....FOR . DISTINGUISHED . SERVICES . TO . ASTRONOMY". In leather case.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA0649 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dubois, Alphée |
| Date made: | 1897 |
| People: | Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 60 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific |