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Prize medal, The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
Awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones. Obverse: Bust of J.H.L. Lorimer (3/4 L) in jacket wing collar and crevat. Legend: "J.H.L.LORIMER 1856-36". Reverse: A draped female figure kneeling (L) holding an orb in her leftt hand and dividers in her right. Behind her an armillary spere (or circular representation of the signs of the Zodiac with rays between. Legend: "THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH". Exergue: "HAROLD SPENCER JONES 1955-Founded 1924". In fitted box of issue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2133 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grun; Alexander Kirkwood & Son Ltd |
| Date made: | 1955 |
| People: | Jones, Harold Spencer; Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Lorimer, J H L |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 50 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh |