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Commemorative medal depicting Edmund Halley (1656-1742)

Commemorative medal depicting Edmund Halley (1656-1742). Obverse: Bust of the astronomer (right). Legend: 'EDMUNDUS HALLEY.' Reverse: Inscription, within an ornate circle, Cupid's head, winged, and wreath above, 'ASTRONOMUS REGIS MAGNAE BRITANNIAE MDCCXLIV.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC2647
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dassier, Jacques-Antoine
Date made: 1744
People: Halley, Edmond; Halley, Edmond Dassier, J. A.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 55 mm