File:Priestley Medal Reverse.jpg

Description: American Chemical Society's Priestley Medal designed by William Phipson and Adam Pietz. This image is the reverse of Linus Pauling's 1984 Priestley Medal at Oregon State University's Pauling Library.
Source: Copyright American Chemical Society and / or artists. All Rights Reserved. Image from http://pauling.library.oregonstate.edu/medals-priestley.htm

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