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150th anniversary of bifocal medal
COINS AND MEDALS
medal
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company; Medallic Art Co.
North America: USA, New York, New York City
May 1934
bronze
overall: 63 mm

Round bronze medal. Obverse: Male portrait bust (Benjamin Franklin) facing right, holding a pair of split bifocal spectacles with wide bridge, long sides and oval eyes. Reverse: A spray of leaves behind a scroll bearing an inscription.


1999.2876

Gift of F.R. Woodcock / Bausch & Lomb, 1938



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