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Prize medal (technical photography): Paris International Exhibition 1900
Obverse: Head of female figure in Phrygian cap emblematic of France (right) underneath an oak tree. Legend: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE". Reverse: male figure with torch (genius) being born aloft by winged female figure holding a palm branch and a wreath (Victory). Legend: "EXPOSITION . UNIVERSELLE . INTERNATIONAL." Exergue: "ROYAL OBSERVATORY A GREENWICH". In leather case.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA0651 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Chaplain, J.C. |
| Events: | Paris International Exhibition, 1900 |
| Date made: | 1900 |
| People: | Royal Greenwich Observatory |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 63 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal (technical photography): Paris International Exhibition 1900 |
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