Jacob Berzelius Medal
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Title
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Jacob Berzelius Medal
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Description
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Bronze. Germany 1830. Signed. Lifetime. Minted to commemorate Berzelius' preparation of a table of atomic and molecular weights.
Obverse: Nude bust to left; on truncation, W.KIRCHNER F.; below, G.LOOS DIR.; in a curve at top, IO. IAC. BERZELIVS with rosette on each side and in a curve below, NAT. OSTROGOTH.D.XX M.AVG.MDCCLXXIX.
Reverse: A chemical scale with box of weights and tweezers; in a curve above, PONDERA ET NVMEROS INVERSTIGAVIT; in exergue, MDCCCXXX.
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Creator
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Wilhelm Kirchner
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Extent
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41 mm
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Medium
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Bronze
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Coverage
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Germany
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Language
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Latin
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Date
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1830
