Award Bigsby Medal, bronze

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1876
TypeAward medal
CompositionBronze
Weight140.8 g
Diameter64 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeRecipient name and date engraved
Period
NoticeObverse: Alfred Benjamin Wyon
Reverse: Joseph Shepherd Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon
Reference(s) BHM#3033 , Eimer#1653 , Storer MiN#367
Obverse descriptionBust of Roderick Murchison left
Obverse letteringJ. J. BIGSBY M. D. F. R. S. BIENNIAL PRIZE MEDAL FOUNDED 1876
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionStarfish
Reverse letteringAWARDED BY THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON AGELACRINITES DICKSONI FOUND 1822 CANADA FOR WORK OF GREAT MERIT
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Mintage1876  - -
Catalog ID6241694370
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