Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society)

The Benjamin Franklin Medal presented by the American Philosophical Society located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., also called Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Medal, is awarded since 1906.The originally called "Philosophical Society" was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin.The award was created to remember the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Franklin.[1][2][3] The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has this medal in its collection.[4] The medal was created by the brothers Augustus and Louis St.
Benjamin Franklin , after whom this medal is named. A portrait made by Joseph Duplessis (ca. 1785).
The Benjamin Franklin Medal
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