Rumford Medal for Discoveries in Light or Heat, United States, 1839
date: label: Date made
content: 1839
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: reverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Rumford Medal for Discoveries in Light or Heat
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1839
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Rumford bust facing left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: BENJAMIN COUNT RUMFORD / BORN 1753 / DIED 1814 / FURST. F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: RUMFORD MEDAL FOR DISCOVERIES IN LIGHT OR HEAT / AWARDED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0121.0052
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0121.0052
label: accession number
content: 1992.0121
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 64.8 mm; x 2 9/16 in