Bruun Rasmussen
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France, medal to commemorate the work of the International Metre Commission, Br., 100 mm, 456 g
On 29 January 1873, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce asked the Monnaie de Paris to cast a bronze medal commemorating the work of the Commission Internationale du Mètre (the International Metre Commission). All the members of the Commission Internationale du Mètre received a copy of the medal in September-October 1875. Copies were also distributed to members of the French section in charge of the construction of the metric prototypes.
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World Medals
France, medal to commemorate the work of the International Metre Commission, Br., 100 mm, 456 g
On 29 January 1873, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce asked the Monnaie de Paris to cast a bronze medal commemorating the work of the Commission Internationale du Mètre (the International Metre Commission). All the members of the Commission Internationale du Mètre received a copy of the medal in September-October 1875. Copies were also distributed to members of the French section in charge of the construction of the metric prototypes.
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