University of Manchester Medal of Honour bronze medal by Ron Dutton Portrait of Sir Ernest Rutherford RD209

University of Manchester Medal of Honour bronze medal by Ron Dutton.   Portrait of Sir Ernest Rutherford RD209

Rutherford, sometimes known as the father of nuclear physics was Langworthy Professor of Physics at Manchester (Victoria) from 1907, the year before he was awarded the Nobel prize for Chemistry.

Cast bronze 109mm.  Heavy 0.6 kilos

On obverse:  THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER  EST 1824 with crest of the university,  the sun and three bees surmounted with a helm a coronet and lion holding torch, with the device COGNITIO SAPIENTIA HVMANITAS (Knowledge, wisdom, humanity).