| Reference Number | TPCK/9/26 |
| Title | Barthélemy Charles Joseph Du Mortier Commemorative Medal |
| Date | 1878 |
| Creator Name | Wiener; Charles (1832-1888); medallist |
| Description | Bronze medal issued to commemorate Belgian politician and botanist Barthélemy Charles Joseph Du Mortier (1797-1878). Obverse: profile bust of Du Mortier, facing left, and the maker's name "CHARLES WIENER.", below. Reverse: in the centre underneath a sprig of foliage, the words "VIRO DOCTISSIMO/B.C. DU MORTIER/DE RE BOTANICA/OPTIME MERITO/MDCCCLXXVIII" surrounded by the words "FELIX QUI POTVIT RERVM COGNOSCERE CAVSAS". |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 50mm (diameter) x 3.5mm (depth) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Medal |
| Term | Medals |
| Anniversaries and Special Events |
| Politics |
| Botany |