prize medal, Anonymous, medal 1794 engraving 1796, General: 4.7 x 0.4cm (47 x 4mm), Weight: 40g, coat of arms, personification, globe, Prize medal of the Society Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix, honored by the widow and the children van Jacob van Campen, founder and teacher of MSG, died in 1796. On the front is depicted: inside a cable edge, Pallas Athena, standing by a column with the coat of arms of Leiden on the base, which hands over a book to a boy. Around her are several boys and a globe and all kinds of paraphernalia of science. In the background a tower and a boat. The inscription around the cable edge is engraved: THE MATHEMATICS IS THE MOTHER OF SCIENCE 1794. On the reverse: an eleven-line engraved inscription with the dedication to the wed. Jacob van Campen, founder and teacher: This honor for the service of provenance to society, the math: is the Courage: the Knowing: by the industrious Jac. v. Camps, chief and teacher of the prescription: Maatschappij.overl; The 25th of July 1796 is offered to the desselfs Widow and children for a grateful memorial .. Below a skull and two crossbones, 1892
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prize medal, Anonymous, medal 1794 engraving 1796, General, 4.7 x 0.4cm, 47 x 4mm, Weight, 40g, coat, arms, personification, globe, Prize medal, Society Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix, honored, widow, children van Jacob van Campen, founder, teacher, MSG, died, 1796., front, depicted, inside, cable edge, Pallas Athena, standing, a column, coat, arms, Leiden, base, hands, a book, a boy. Around, several boys, a globe, kinds, paraphernalia, science., background, tower, a boat., inscription, cable edge, engraved, MATHEMATICS, MOTHER, SCIENCE 1794., reverse, eleven-line engraved inscription, dedication, wed. Jacob van Campen, founder, teacher, honor, service, provenance, society, math, Courage, Knowing, industrious Jac. v. Camps, chief, teacher, prescription, Maatschappij.overl, 25th, July 1796, offered, desselfs Widow, children, a grateful memorial .., a skull, two crossbones, 1892
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