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Medal - Jons Jakob Berzelius, Netherlands, 1848
Reg. No: NU 33526
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Medal - Jons Jakob Berzelius 1848 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Awarded to: Mueller, Ferdinand von
Other Details: Jons Jakob Berzelius medal, awarded to Ferdinand von Mueller in 1848. It features the bust of Berzelius and an angel with hand on table with a balance and surrounded by chemical equipment. The Berzelius Medal was established by the Royal Swedish Academy in memory of the famous Swedish scientist. Berzelius (1779-1848) accurately determined more than 2000 relative atomic and molecular masses. He was the first to prepare silicon in its amorphous form and to isolate zirconium. He proposed oxygen as a reference standard for atomic masses and devised the system of chemical symbols and formulae now in use. His discoveries include the elements cerium (1804), selenium (1817), and thorium (1828). - Description:
- A bronze medal (56 mm diameter) featuring a head of the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 56 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 74.30 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | chemistry |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Botanist & Explorer (1825-1896), Jons Jakob Berzelius, Scientist, Sweden (1779-1848) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative |
| Tertiary Classification: | physical sciences |
| Series: | Swedish Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | 1848 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Head facing right, around above, JACOBUS BERZELIUS; below in small letters, NAT. MDCCLXXIX. DEN. MDCCCXLVIII |
| Reverse Description: | An angel standing front resting left hand on table with a balance and surrounded by chemical equipment, pours into small bowl held by seated female figure who has a snake wraped around her right arm; around above, NATURAM JUSSIT VIRES PROFERRE LATENTES; in exergue, FUNDATORUM SUPREMO LUCENS / MEDIC. SVEC. SOCIETAS in tiny letters the artist's names C.C. QUARNSTROM INV. P.H. LUNDGREN FEC. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: JACOBUS BERZELIUS NAT. MDCCLXXIX. DEN. MDCCCXLVIII Reverse: NATURAM JUSSIT VIRES PROFERRE LATENTES FUNDATORUM SUPREMO LUCENS MEDIC. SVEC. SOCIETAS in tiny letters the artist's names C.C. QUARNSTROM INV. P.H. LUNDGREN FEC. |
| Material: | Copper Plated white metal |
| Issued By: | Netherlands, 1848 |
| Artist: | J.P.M. Menger, 1864 |
| Awarded To: | Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Person Depicted: | Professor Jons Berzelius, Netherlands, 1848 |
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