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Award Copley Medal, silver

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year 1737
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Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description Pallas Athena seated left, helmeted and wearing aegis, extending a laurel wreath in her right hand while resting her left arm on a shield bearing a coat of arms. Surrounding her in the field are symbols of learning and science including a terrestrial globe, telescope, chemical vessel, and architectural instruments. The legend curves along the upper periphery.
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Reverse description The armorial achievement of the Royal Society of London in high relief, comprising a quartered shield bearing three lions passant gardant, supported on either side by a crowned lion rampant, surmounted by a mural crown and an eagle displayed as crest, with baroque mantling. A ribbon cartouche at the base bears the Society's motto. The legend curves along the upper periphery.
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