Medal - Gustave Magnel 1956 front Medal - Gustave Magnel 1956 back
Medal - Gustave Magnel 1956 photo

Medal - Gustave Magnel

1956 year
Bronze 155 g 69 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
King
Baudouin I (1951-1993)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1956
Composition
Bronze
Weight
155 g
Diameter
69 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#418418
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

4-line inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROF. GUSTAVE MAGNEL
1889 - 1955
HERDENKINK-COMMEMORATION
13 - 10 - 1956

Edge

Plain

Lettering: FONSON

Comment

Gustaaf Paul Robert Magnel was a Belgian civil engineer and professor at Ghent University, born in Essen (Belgium) on September 15, 1889, and died in Ghent on July 5, 1955 (aged 65).

He is known as an expert in reinforced and prestressed concrete.