1082623 | GERMAN STATES. Saxony-Albertine. Friedrich August I. (1806-1827). 1825 AE Medal. PCGS MS63. By H. Gube, Loos workshop. 50mm. 82.08gm. Bust of Blumenbach facing left with his coat draped over his head. / Three human skulls. Brettauer 125; Merseberger 4481 (in Eisen).

Dedication of German physiologists on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doctorate of the Göttingen natural scientist and professor Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840).

Housed in an oversized holder.


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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach is considered to be a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines. He was one of the first to explore the study of the human being as an aspect of natural history. He was a member of the, "Göttingen school of history" and is considered to be a pivotal figure in the development of physical anthropology. [Wikipedia].