Commemorative silver coin in a dark blue leather box

dc.provenance	From the estate of Margot Einstein.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-05T15:14:34Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-05T15:14:34Z
dc.identifier	AA2010.0199
dc.identifier.other	http://172.16.52.76:80/cdm/ref/collection/coll15/id/90
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12111/5864
dc.description	One of two designs of a commemorative coin issued in 1979 by Switzerland to mark the centennial of Einstein's birth. The coin is in a dark blue leather box with the symbol of the Swiss flag, a cross, on the inside of the box lid. This 5-franc piece says "Confoederatio Helvetica 5 FR 1979" on one side, and the verso of this design version features an Einstein portrait and the text "Albert Einstein." Einstein became a Swiss citizen later in life, and his connection to that country began as a student at a Swiss secondary school and continued into his adulthood.
dc.format.extent	3 cm. diameter
dc.format.medium	Coin
dc.publisher	Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA
dc.title	Commemorative silver coin in a dark blue leather box
dc.type	PhysicalObject

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