Record

RefNoM/008
LevelItem
TitleBerzelius, Jons Jakob
Date1848
DescriptionPortrait medal. Obverse: bust of Berzelius, right profile, hair short, bare. Reverse: Fame flying towards Night, who is seated, her left arm rests on a sphinx, and near are emblems of the sciences
InscriptionContentObverse: JACOBUS BERZELIUS . NAT . MDCCLXXIX . DEN . MDCCCXLVIII
Reverse: APERIT AENIGMATA CONDITA LUSTRAT; right and left: C . G . OUARNSTROM . INU . P . H . LUNDGREN FEC. In exergue: SOCIO LONGE NOBLISSIMO PER ANNOS XXX SECRETARIO ACAD . REG . SCIENT . SVEC
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsSilver
Dimensions56 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3362Berzelius; Jons Jakob (1779 - 1848)1779 - 1848
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