+
-
Prize medal, Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal, awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones in 1943. Obverse: Head of Isaac Newton (L). Legend: " ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY INST: MDCCCXX Nudem Pellente Mathesi". Inscription: "NEWTON". Reverse: William Herschel's 40 foot telescope. Legend: "QUICQUID NITET NOTANDUM". Exergue: "H SPENCER JONES 1943". In fitted case of issue.
For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images.
Object Details
| ID: | MED2127 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | 1824; 1943 |
| People: | Royal Astronomical Society; Jones, Harold Spencer Newton, Isaac |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 48 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, Royal Astronomical Society |