 'Mountain Spirit', reverse side of Simplon medal, 1807.
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Picture Number:10317530
Credit:Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
Description:
Copper alloys, such as bronze, have a range of pleasing colours ranging from salmon pink, through the reds and yellows of gilding metals and bronzes, to the green and silvery tinges of the high zinc and high tin alloys. Commemorative medals were often struck in bronze.
Object Number: 1986-670
Date Made: 1807
Place of Production:
In Collection of: Science Museum
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