On the rediscovery of Halley`s Comet near the Sun by the astronomer Max Wolf

€391,325.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1910
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionBronze
Weight95.12 g
Diameter60.05 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeEmil Torff
Reference(s) Heidemann#195, Kollnig#55
Obverse descriptionBust facing left.
Obverse letteringEDMUND HALLEY 1656 - 1742 ZUR.ERINNERUNG.A.D.ERSCHEINEN.D.HALLEYSCHEN.KOMETEN.1910.u.z. FÖRDERUNG.WISSENSCHAFTLICHER.ARBEITEN.DER.TREPTOW.STERNWARTE HALLEY BESIEGTE DIE KOMETENFURCHT E.Torff
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of the Treptow observatory with the giant telescope. Above a starmap with the trajectory of the comet. In the surrounding legend date range from 240 bc. to the year 1910.
Reverse letteringNACH DR.F.S. ARCHENHOLD DIE TREPTOW.STERNWARTE AWES / MÜNZE BERLIN
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverA. Werner & Söhne, Berlin, Germany (1916-1918)
Mintage1910  - -
Catalog ID6176840690
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