The Hodgkins Medal, established in 1893 in memory of Thomas George Hodgkins, who willed his fortune to the Smithsonian. The medal is awarded "for important contributions to knowledge of the physical environment bearing upon the welfare of man."
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Smithsonian Institution Hodgkins Medal: Obverse: relief of woman seated on the Earth holding a torch in her left hand; Reverse: embossed letter text.
3-D: 0.5 × 7.6cm (3/16 × 3 in.)
Copper Alloy
Gold Plating
A19390058000
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum
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