Georges Cuvier Medal
Item
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Title
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Georges Cuvier Medal
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Description
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Bronze. France 1834. Signed. Posthumous.
Obverse: Clothed bust to left wearing coat with fur collar, over redingote, embroidered with leaf design, cravat and gillet; below, in minute letters, A. BOVY 1834. ; continuing curve of legend, GEORGE CUVIER. NÉ A MONTBELIARD EN 1769. MORT A PARIS EN 1832.
Reverse: In the field, DISCOURS / SUR LES RÉVOLUT. / DU GLOBE. / RECHERCHES SUR LES / OSSEMENTS FOSSILES. / ANATOMIE COMPARÉE. / RÈGNE ANIMAL. / HIST. DES SCIENCES / NATURELLES. / &.&.&. in ten parallel lines; around, in two concentric lines, PAIR DE FRANCE ∙ CONSEILLER D'ETAT ET AU CONSEIL ROYAL D'INSTR ∙ PUBL ∙ SECRETAIRE PERP ∙ DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES ∙ / L'UN DES 40 DE L'ACAD ∙ FR ∙ L’ACADᴺ ∙ LIB ∙ DE L'ACAD ∙ DES BELL ∙ LETT ∙ PROF ∙ AU COLL ∙ D ∙ FR ∙ ET AU MUS ∙ D'HIST ∙ NATURELLE & ∙ & ∙, with a rosette at bottom to separate beginning and end of lines.
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Creator
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Antoine Bovy
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Date
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1834
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Extent
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67 mm
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Medium
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Bronze
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Coverage
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France
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Language
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French
