Record

RefNoM/243
LevelItem
TitlePlaque to commemorate 200 hundred years of German science
Date1900
DescriptionCommemorative plaque (1700-1900). Obverse: American eagle rising above the waters with the sun rising behind and stars above. Reverse: four female figures and one male figure, seated
InscriptionContentObverse: Above: COCNATA AD SIDERA TENDIT. On left side: In wreath, 1700. Beneath: v LEIBNIZ FRIEDRICH CR DE MAUPERTIUS EULER LA CRANCE Au Wv HUMBOLDT SCHLEIERMACHER NIEBUHR. On right side: In wreath, 1900. Beneath: v BUCHCEBR. CRIMM v SAVICNY BOECKH JOH MUELLER v HELMHOLTZ VIRCHOW MOMMSEN. At bottom: AVOCEL Fc
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsSilvered-bronze
AccessStatusOpen
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