Token - Les 100 plus grandes inventions de l’humanité (Le Radiotelescope) 1979 front Token - Les 100 plus grandes inventions de l’humanité (Le Radiotelescope) 1979 back
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Token - Les 100 plus grandes inventions de l’humanité Le Radiotelescope

1979 year
Silver (.925) 13.7 g 32 mm
Description
Location
France
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1979
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
13.7 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#158919
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Coat of arms representing an owl resting on a notched half-wheel.
Text in the center.
At the bottom, Franklin Mint logo.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Le radiotélescope
construit par Grote Reber
en 1937 ouvrit à la science un
domaine nouveau : celui de la
radio astronomie.
LMF

Edge

Plain

Lettering: C LM 79 P

Comment

Medal struck by Le Médailler Franklin (Franklin mint).
Importation hallmark weevil in a rectangle: hallmark used since 1893, concerning silver articles manufactured abroad and then imported. Minimum grade of 800‰ guaranteed.