| Reference number | M/116 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bigsby Medal of the Geological Society of London |
| Description | Medal founded 1876. A gold example of this medal is awarded biennially by the Geological Society of London. The Royal Society possesses another specimen of nearly similar design but larger type; it was struck in bronze, and subsequently discarded for the smaller size in gold.
Obverse: bust of Bigsby, neck bare, left profile. Reverse: a representation of an extinct species of Echinoderm ('Agelacrinites Dicksoni') |
| InscriptionContent | Obverse: J. J. BIGSBY M.D. F.R.S. BIENNIAL PRIZE MEDAL FOUNDED IN 1876. Below: A. B. WYON
Reverse: AGELACRINITES DICKSONI . FOUND . 1822 . CANADA. Below: J. S. WYON & A. B. WYON. Beyond, within a border: AWARDED BY THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR WORK OF GREAT MERIT. |
| Format | Medal |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Access status | Open |
| Copies | Bronze-coloured alloy |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5703 | Bigsby; John Jeremiah (1792 - 1881) | 1792 - 1881 |