Zénobe Théophile Gramme (1826-1901), électricien belge, inventeur de la dynamo à courant continu, ND5198(2), after 1905

Author(s): mathelin, maurice de, medal engraver - medalist production date: after 1905 type(s) of object(s): numismatics name(s): medal dimensions - artwork: height: 6. 1cm weight (type dimension): 88. 99 g description: relief, uniface marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: legend - on the right at the bottom: "z. Gramme"; on the right left and right: "jehay-bodegnée 1826 / bois-colombes 1901"; on the reverse at the bottom: "liege. 1905"; on the reverse top right: "labor". Signature - on the right on the arm: "mdemathelin". Iconographic description: right: bust of zénobe gramme on the left, the officer's rosette of the legion of honor in the buttonhole; reverse: zénobe gramme young reading, seated in front of his workbench; at the top left, the drawing of the dynamo is affixed to the wall. Historical commentary: medal bearing traces of a fire, probably that of the town hall, on may 24, 1871. See mazerolle: nº 376, 37mm strike, silver; nº 298, by jacques auger (1551-1581), same legend and same motif on the reverse; another medal by jacques primavera (1568?-1585?), struck 62mm diam. , armored portrait, very different reverse. See “treasure of numismatics”, t. Xxvi, 2. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: nd5198. Date: after 1905.