Invention of Photography Medal – Daguerre and Niépce
Bronze
Weight: 28,7 g
Diameter: 39 mm
Obverse:
Female photographer standing to the right, next to her tripod camera (or daguerreotype). At his feet are documents.
On the left, leaves with two ribbons bearing the names of the inventors of photography: DAGUERRE and NIEPCE.
In the background, a village and mountains.
Reverse:
Two knotted laurel and oak branches. Blank field.
Edge:
S|E triangular punch