Jean-Baptiste André Dumas 1800-1884

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LocationFrance
Year1880
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight112.49 g
Diameter62 mm
Thickness4.41 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeCornucopia/Bronze
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
NoticeJean-Auguste Barre
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of Jean-Baptiste André Dumas on the left.
Obverse letteringBARRE 1873
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionInscription on fifteen lines.
Reverse lettering`PROFESSEUR / J.B.A. DUMAS / SECRETAIRE PERPETUEL / DE L`ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES / GRAND-CROIX / DE LA LEGION D`HONNEUR / VICE-PRESIDENT / DU CONSEIL SUPERIEUR / DE L`INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE / ANCIEN MINISTRE / DE L`AGRICULTURE / ET DU COMMERCE / ANCIEN PRESIDENT / DE LA COMMISSION / DES MONNAIES`
(Translation: `PROFESSOR / JBA DUMAS / PERPETUAL SECRETARY /OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / GRAND CROSS / OF THE LEGION OF HONOR / VICE-PRESIDENT / OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL / OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION / FORMER MINISTER /OF OFOF AGRICULTURE / AND TRADE / FORMER PRESIDENT / OF THE COMMISSION / OFCURRENCIES CURRENCIES `)
Reverse script
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1880)  - corne d`abondance -
Catalog ID5234555040
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