FG Donnan's Davy Medal, presented by the Royal Society in 1928. Silver medal in black box. FG Donnan's Davy Medal. The Royal Society presents the medal to recipients annually “for an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry”, Donnan received the award in 1928 "for his contributions to physical chemistry and particularly for his theory of membrane equilibrium".
The silver medal shows on one side the bust in profile of Humphry Davy (the award's namesake), and is presented within a black square box, which is lined on one side with ultramarine blue velvet, and a shiny cream material on the other.
Just on the lip beneath the relief bust of Humphry Davy's portrait is a stamp identifying the medal as a product of A.B. Joy and N. Macphail.
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Creator
Joy, Albert Bruce (1842 - 1924)
Production Notes
Davy's portrait is signed "A.B. Joy Sc., N. Macphail F.", perhaps with Neil Macphail c.1844 - 1907
Box length: 115 mm closed Box width: 115 mm closed Box height: 20 mm closed medal diameter: 77 mm medal Box length: 230 mm open Box width: 115 mm open Box height: 10 mm open
