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Medal - Carl von Linné
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter length effigy of Carl von Linné facing right, depicted in 18th-century attire holding a flowering botanical sprig in his right hand and a quill pen in his left, with an open book or paper before him. The date in Roman numerals appears in the left field, and the engraver's signature LEO HOLMGREN is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | A.D MCM LVII (Translation: In the Year of our Lord 1957) |
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| Reverse lettering | CAROLUS LINNÆUS / NAT. / MDCCVII / DENAT. / MDCCLXXVIII / TANTUS AMOR FLORUM (Translation: Carl von Linné / Born / 1707 / Died / 1778 / So Strong is the Passion for Flowers) |
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