Médaille Société d'Horticulture de Malines
1841 year| Bronze | 42.5 g | 45.5 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Medals › Membership medals |
| Year | 1841 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 42.5 g |
| Diameter | 45.5 mm |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#291879 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
A large 7mm wide wreath of flowers along the scroll surrounds the text in the center field.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOCIÉTÉ
D'HORTICULTURE
DE
MALINES
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
Rembert Dodoens (R. Dodonée) was a Flemish botanist and physician born in 1517 in Mechelen and died in 1585 in Leiden.He is the author of a famous work on medicinal plants, an edition in Flemish, under the title Cruydeboeck, which appeared in 1554 and was translated into French three years later by Charles de l'Écluse (1526-1609), another Flemish botanist, under the title Histoire des plantes.
