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Prize medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones. Obverse: Mercury amid clouds, stars and Moon in its first quarter. Legend: "ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC". Reverse: A wreath of laurel knotted at its base. Inscription: "THIS MEDAL FOUNDED. A.D. MDCCXCVII BY. CATHERINE.WOLFE.BRUCE IS.PRESENTED.TO HAROLD.SPENCER.JONES FOR.DISTINGUISHED.SERVICES TO. ASTONOMY 1949". In fitted case of issue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2130 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dubois, Alphée, Alphee; Shreves & Co |
| Date made: | 1949 |
| People: | Jones, Harold Spencer; Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 60 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific |