Medal commemorating Halley's Comet, 1986

Medal commemorating Halley's Comet, 1986. Obverse: Bust of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) (right). Legend: 'EDMUNDUS HALLEY'. Reverse: Old Greenwich Observatory with the comet overhead. Legend: 'HALLEY'S COMET'; '1986 February 9'. In leather case.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0648
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dassier, Jacques-Antoine
Date made: 1986
People: Halley, Edmond; Dassier, Jacques-Antoine
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 54 mm
Parts: Medal commemorating Halley's Comet, 1986