Medal - Anders Sandøe Ørsted (Career anniversary) 1851 front Medal - Anders Sandøe Ørsted (Career anniversary) 1851 back
Medal - Anders Sandøe Ørsted (Career anniversary) 1851 photo
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Medal - Anders Sandøe Ørsted Career anniversary

1851 year
Bronze 103.8 g 55 mm
Description
Location
Denmark
King
Frederick VII (Frederik VII) (1848-1863)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1851
Composition
Bronze
Weight
103.8 g
Diameter
55 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#193228
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Veiled Goddess of Justice seated left holding a scroll in her right hand. In front of her a small oil lamp burn at the top of a candlestick. Below the Goddess are symbols and instruments of Ørsted life: Scale of Justice, a book and an oar.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GRUNDIG OG UTRÆTTELIG
__________________
P. PETERSEN

DEN XXIX MAI MDCCCI
DEN XXIX MAI MDCCCLI

Engraver: Peter Petersen