Bronze Medal of Descartes, René, France, 1637–1937. 2011.87.237

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2011.87.237

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 173.1
    • Diameter (in mm): 68

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1637 - 1937
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: France

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Rene Descartes
    • Type: portrait bust 3/4 facing l.
    • Portrait: Descartes, René

  • Reverse

    • Legend: Mecanique Morale Medecine, Physique,Metaphysique, Toute la Philosophie est comme un arbre
    • Type: tree

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2011.87.237
  • Lot: 2011.87
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined