Carl von Linné
1818 year| Bronze | 36.91 g | 41 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Pierre Amédée Durand |
| King | Louis XVIII (1814-1815, 1815-1824) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1818 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 36.91 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#359275 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
A flat surface with text in Latin
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NATUS
ROESHULTAE
IN SUECIA
AN.M.DCC.VII.
OBIT
AN.M.DCC.LXXVIII.
SERIES NUMISMATICA
UNIVERSALIS VIRUM ILLUSTRIUM
M.DCCC.XVIII
PARISIIS DURAND EDIDIT
Translation:
Born in Råshult in Sweden in 1707 died in 1778.
A Numismatic series of famous men
1818
published by Durand in Paris
Engraver: Joseph Eugène Dubois
Designer: Pierre Amédée Durand
Edge
Script: Latin
Lettering: MONACHII
Translation: Munich
Comment
This medal is part of the Durands series of famous men.
Durand considered the Mint Administration a monopoly of the striking of medals an infringement on commercial freedom and harmful to his own interests and sought to have it repealed. When this effort failed, he decided to seek out a foreign mint, specifically that of Munich, to which he sent his dies. To distinguish these medals, it was decided to put the inscription MONACHII [Latin for ‘in Munich’] on their edges.
The photograph above shows a medal with “MONACHII” on the edge.
The photograph below shows a medal stricken in France. On this medal the obverse differs a little bit. Carl von Linné is here wearing his Order of the Polar Star.
On the reverse the text has changed from “NATUS ROESHULTAE IN SUECIA” to “NATUS SMOLANDIAE”. And “VIRÛM” has become “VIRORUM”.
