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Medal (reverse), commemorating Adam Smith
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This is the reverse of a bronze medal, dated 1787, commemorating Adam Smith.
Bronze medal of Adam Smith on his death, 1787
Smith introduced the idea of a 'division of labour'- i.e. goods could be made more quickly if each worker specialised on a specific part of the process rather than the whole.
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- Online ID: 000-100-102-852-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland H.1949.1053
- Date: 1787
- Material: Bronze
Medal, commemorative - Dimensions: 1.55"
- What: Medal, commemorative
- Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
- Who: Adam Smith
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- Description:
- References:
- Cochran-Patrick (1884)
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