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Medal - George III Joseph Priestley, white metal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1783 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Joseph Priestley in high relief, wearing a coat and powdered wig with tight curls. The circumferential legend reads JOSEPHUS PRIESTLEY. in raised Latin letters, and the engraver's signature I.G. HANCOCK F. appears in the lower field beneath the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOSEPHUS PRIESTLEY. |
| Reverse description | A laboratory workbench depicted in relief, bearing an array of scientific apparatus including glass tubes, retorts, and pneumatic troughs on its surface, with additional instruments and tools arranged on shelves beneath. To the left stands a furnace or heating apparatus with a tall chimney emitting smoke, and to the right an electrical machine with a chain. The date in Roman numerals appears in the exergue below. |
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