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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 373

x Germany, Empire, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute Medal, 36mm x 30mm, silver-gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, rare, in fitted case of issue Estimate £ 200-300 The Kaiser Wilhelm Medal was awarded to Members of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, a non-governmental research organisation founded in 1911. Albert Einstein was one of the Society´s main Board Directors. In 1948 the society was renamed the Max Planck Society, after its former President. It focuses on science and technology research, and its members between them have won 32 Nobel Prizes.

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