HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
George Henri
Prudhomme
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1910 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Louis Pasteur Bz Plaquette by G. Prudhomme |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1910 Paris Bz Plaquette France 1910 Louis Pasteur France Bz Plaquette by G. Prudhomme |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1910, Bronze, France. LOUIS PASTEUR 1822-1895, by George Henri Prudhomme, medallist. Art Nouveau. Paris. 1910. Cornucopia. A / LOUIS PASTEUR / / 1822-1895. Obv. Bust of Louis Pasteur in profile to the left; signed and dated G. PRVD'HOMME 1910; Rv. Woman (figure of science) sitting in front of a microscope in the middle of an experiment; signed G.PRVDHOMME 1910. Weight: 124.97 Grams. Size: 73.0 mm x 53mm. Maier.240. Purchased in France from Philippe Cossettini, Numismatique. In original box. Trés belle plaquette par G.Prud'homme 1910. Dimensions: 75 x 53 mm. Poinçons: "bronze" et corne d'abondance. PRUD'HOMME was born in FRANCE at CAP-BRETON (LANDES), He was a pupil of FALGUIERE and ALPHEE DUBOIS. Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.