Medal - J.M. Browning 1855-1926, Belgium, 1926

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Item NU 34570 Medal - J.M. Browning 1855-1926, Belgium, 1926

Summary

Commemorative medal issued to honour gun manufacturer John Moses Browning (1855-1926). Designed by L. Dupont and minted in Fisch, Belgium, 1926.

Obverse Description

Bust of Browning facing three-quarters left

Reverse Description

Legend: J.M. BROWNING; below on left, OGDEN / UTAH: U.S.A. / 1855; below on right, HERSTAL / BELGIQUE / 1926; in oval below, monogram NFC

Edge Description

stamped FISCH

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Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Cultural Gifts Donation from Harold Mower, Apr 1991
Date Issued

1926 AD
Issued By

Belgium
Artist

L DuPont
Person Depicted

John M. Browning, 1926
Series

Portrait
Material

Bronze
Axis

12
Classification

Medals, Commemorative, Manufacturing & industry
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Numismatics
Type of item

Object
Dimensions

70 mm (Outside Diameter)
Shape

Round
Keywords

Arms, World War I, 1914-1918

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