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.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0649
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
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