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Paul Vincze (1907–94)
U.S.A. Medal of the Smithsonian Institution. 1976
6.35 cm (diameter) | RCIN 445616
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1 medal : gold (14 ct.) Obverse: Bust of James Smithson. JAMES SMITHSON 1765-1829 Reverse: View of the Smithsonian institution. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN. Below, engraved in field: PRESENTED TO / HER MAJESTY. QUEEN ELIZABETH II / AT THE BICENTENNIAL OF / THE UNITED . . Reverse: (continued) STATES OF AMERICA
Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the Smithsonian Institution during the State Visit to the USA, 1976.
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Measurements
6.35 cm (diameter)
159.73 g (Weight) (whole object)
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