Medal Charles Hutton

€458,489.00
LocationUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1821
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality medals
CompositionBronze
Weight40 g
Diameter44 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeBenjamin Wyon
Reference(s) BHM#1158 , Eimer#1157
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of Charles Hutton left
Obverse letteringCHARLES HUTTON, L.L.D. R.S.S. AET . LXXXV 1821
(Translation: Charles Hutton, Doctor of Laws, Fellow of the Royal Society, at the age of 85.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionGlobe with mathematical instruments
Reverse letteringFULMINA BELLI PONDUSQ . TERRÆ ÆSTIMATA
(Translation: The thunderbolts of war; the weight of the earth computed.)
Reverse script
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Mintage1821  - -
Catalog ID1023058820
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