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Prize medal: French Society for Encouraging National Industry, silver medal
Silver medal of the French Society for Encouraging National Industry awarded to Sir John Ross (1777-1856). Obverse: Head of Mercury (left) a bee (left) and caduceus (right). Reverse: Within a wreath of olive branches, wheat and grapes the inscription: 'SOCIÉTÉ D'ENCOURAGEMENT POUR L'INDUSTRIE NATIONALE'.
La Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale, a French learned society founded in 1801 which awarded prizes for scientific achievement.
La Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale, a French learned society founded in 1801 which awarded prizes for scientific achievement.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2573 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Domard, Joseph-François |
| People: | Ross, John; La Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 32 mm |