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The Royal Medal, Royal Society of London
Prize medal, Royal Society of London, awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones. Obverse: Head of King George VI (L). Legend: "GEORGIVS VI REX SOC:REG:LOND:PATRONVS MCMXXXVII." In fitted case of issue.Reverse: Full length figure of Sir Isaac Newton (1/4 R) with a diagram of the paths of five planets and a comet to the left and a mathematical diagram to the right. Legend: "REGIS MVNIFICENTIA ARBITRO SOCIETATIS". Exergue: "NEWTON." Edge: "SIR HAROLD SPENCER JONES F.R.S. 1943".
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2126 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1943 |
| People: | Royal Society; Jones, Harold Spencer |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 72 mm |
| Parts: | The Royal Medal, Royal Society of London |