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Medal commemorating the jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society, 1842
Commemorative medal, jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society 1842. Obverse: Head of King Christian VIII (right). Legend: 'CHRISTIANVS VIII REX SOCIETAS DANICAE SCIENTIARVM PATRONVS'. Reverse: Minerva seated (right), with Cupid drinking from a bowl in her right hand, a leafy twig in her left, a globe and scrolls (left) and a shield behind her stool. Legend: 'GENIVM ALIT ET FOVET'. Exergue: 'FESTVM SECULARE AGIT SOCIETAS REGIA SCIENTIARVM DANIAE MDCCCXLII'. Boxed.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2672 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | C. Christensen |
| Date made: | 1842 |
| People: | King Christian VIII of Denmark; King Christian VIII of Denmark |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Airy Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society, 1842 |