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Medal commemorating Marco Polo and the 9th Conference of Italian Scientists
Medal commemorating Marco Polo and the 9th Conference of Italian Scientists. Obverse: Bust of the explorer Marco Polo (circa1254-1324) in a cap (right). Legend: 'MARCO POLO.' Reverse: Above, inscription; below, a view of the Doge's Palace from the Grand Canal, a dome of St Mark's (left), a ship (right), both in distance. Inscription: 'NONA RIUNIONE DEGLI SCIENZIATI ITALIANI VENEZIA MDCCCXLVII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0276 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fabris, A. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Ninth Conference of Italian Scientists, 1847 |
| Date made: | 1847 |
| People: | Polo, Marcoca |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |
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