United
Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown
Dependencies)
Year
1888
Type
Medals/Award
medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
113.1 g
Diameter
67 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Cast
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Three allegorical female figures, enthroned and flanked by a sailing ship and a steamship and a lighthouse. One of the female figure holds aloft in her left hand, an electric light emitting rays and a set of callipers in her right hand
Obverse lettering
SEEK
TRUTH IN AL THINGS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Recipient name and date engraved within wreath
Reverse lettering
SIR DAVID SOLOMONS` MEDAL
FOUNDED 1888
Reverse script
Engraver
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
