Medal commemorating the XIth International Congress of the History of Science, 1965

Medal commemorating the XIth International Congress of the History of Science, 1965. Obverse: Tripartite division (horizontal); top, a setting sun and 'CONGRESSUS INTERN . HIST . SCIENT . XI'. Centre, a leg of mutton suspended dial surrounded by 22 cabalistic signs (of the Zodiac, planets and Magic); base, 'JEDRZEJOE . POLONIA . 1965.' Reverse: 'LXX . ANN : MUS : PUBI : A . NOM : FAM : PRZYPKOWSKI . VOC :'. Exergue: 'BIBLIOTH : ASTRONOM CCXXVII . ANN.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2329
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: International Congress of the History of Science, 1965
Date made: 1965
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 49 mm
Parts: Medal commemorating the XIth International Congress of the History of Science, 1965