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An image showing 'Gold medal awarded to Sir John Ross by Ferdinand I of Austria of the type awarded for achievement in the arts and sciences.'
An image showing 'Gold medal awarded to Sir John Ross by Ferdinand I of Austria of the type awarded for achievement in the arts and sciences.'
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Prize medal

Gold medal awarded to Sir John Ross by Ferdinand I of Austria of the type awarded for achievement in the arts and sciences. The obverse depicts the head of Ferdinand I with the legend: "FERDINANDVS.I.D.G.AVSTRIAE.IMPERATOR". The reverse shows the legend: "LITERIS ET ARTIBUS", and the inscription: "Johann Ross" within a laurel wreath.
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Object Details

ID: MED2572
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Prize medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Boehm, Josef Daniel
Date made: 1835-1837; 1835-37
Exhibition: North-West Passage
People: Ross, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 47 mm