Medal (unidentified)

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1999-00169

Staff Only

Content Description

Small medal with Hungarian inscriptions, believed to have been awarded to Maurice (Mor) Karman, father of Theodore von Karman. Obverse is female figure holding shield and large bird (swan?). Text: "Borura Deru." Reverse has laurel wreath and inscription: "A magy tud akademia/Karman Mornak/1912."

Provenance

ACQUIRED WHERE: Estate of T. von Karman

Restrictions Apply

Dates

1912-01-01

Creator

Karman, Mor (Maurice), 1843-1915 (Person)

Extent

1 unspecified containers : MEDIUM: Bronze; FORMAT: medal; LENGTH: 1.75 inches diam.; QUANTITY: 1

Subjects

Medals and awards Subject Source: Local sources