FRANCE, Cinquantenaire de la Théorie de la Relativité [50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Theory of Relativity], 1955, a bronze medal by G.C. Revol, bust of Albert Einstein three-quarters right, rev. legend in four lines above spiral nebula, e=mc², edge plain, 68mm, 169.04g (CGMP p.1581; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 730; cf. Möller 69, 1178). Extremely fine £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, June 2005

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the physicist best known for developing the Theory of General Relativity, and is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time.