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Medal, Institut National des Sciences et des Arts

Silver medal of the Institut National Des Sciences et des Arts, given to Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), on his election as a Foreign Associate. Obverse: A helmeted bust of Minerva (right). Legend: 'INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET DES ARTS CONSTIT. ART. LXXXVII'. Reverse: Within a wreath, the inscription 'MASKELYNE ASSOCIÉ ÉTRANGER'. Maskelyne was elected to the Institut in 1802 as one of only eight foreign members.
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Object Details

ID: ZBA2362
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dumarest, Rambert
Date made: 1803
People: Maskelyne, Nevil; Institut National des Sciences et des Arts Dumarest, Rambert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm
Parts: Medal, Institut National des Sciences et des Arts