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Medal commemorating Dr Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (1732-1807)
Medal depicting Dr Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (1732-1807) which commemorates the refounding by him of the Literary Society of Bourg-en-Bresse in 1783. Laland was born in this town. Obverse: Lelande facing left. Legend: ‘JOS . HIER . LE FRANÇOIS DE LA LANDE, N. BURGI 1732. Signed: ‘GATTEAUX’. Reverse: Inscription: ‘ASTRONOMO ET CIVI SOCIETAS LITTERARIA BURGENSIS 1783’ [astronomer and citizen, Literary Society of Bourg]. In fitted box of issue.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4666 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gatteaux, Nicholas Marie |
| Date made: | 1775; 1783 |
| People: | Lalande, Jérôme Lefrançois de; Maskelyne, Nevil |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm x 31.5 g |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating Dr Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (1732-1807) |
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