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Medal commemorating the jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society, 1842

Commemorative medal, jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society 1842. Obverse: Head of King Christian VIII (right). Legend: 'CHRISTIANVS VIII REX SOCIETAS DANICAE SCIENTIARVM PATRONVS'. Reverse: Minerva seated (right), with Cupid drinking from a bowl in her right hand, a leafy twig in her left, a globe and scrolls (left) and a shield behind her stool. Legend: 'GENIVM ALIT ET FOVET'. Exergue: 'FESTVM SECULARE AGIT SOCIETAS REGIA SCIENTIARVM DANIAE MDCCCXLII'. Boxed.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC2672
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	C. Christensen
Date made:	1842
People:	King Christian VIII of Denmark; King Christian VIII of Denmark
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Airy Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 44 mm
Parts:	Medal commemorating the jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society, 1842 Case (MEC2672.1)