HORNREICH COLLECTION of Award Medals
Lyon Farming Award, 1821
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1821 |
Design Description: |
Portrait Rozier/Lyon Farming Award Silver Award Medal Chemisty/Physics |
Item Description: |
Silver SILVER 1821-DATED FRANCE LYON FARMING CORPORATION PILLART (13.5g 34mm) |
Full Grade: |
NGC MEDAL MS 62 |
Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, 1821, AR, LYON FARMING CORPORATION / ROZIER, France. NGC MS62, Cert# 2776991-022. Medallist: Lillart, a die-sinker in Lyons, created this "Award" Medal. Weighs 13.5g, Size: 34 mm. Societe D'Agriculture Histoire Naturelle Et Arts Utiles De Lyon. Bust Left, Jean Francois Rozier, 1821 Date, Rv. Farm Field, Implement and Sun Rays. Legend: Instituee En M.DCC.LXI. Rozier, born in 1754, was a French Chemistry and Physics teacher who co-invented the aerial ballon. He and his partner were the first two people to be killed in an air crash when he attempted to balloon across the English Channel in 1785.