Fothergill Medal
Object numberRCSSC/M 13
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryCoins and medals
Object nameMedals
TitleFothergill Medal
DescriptionFothergill medal of the Medical Society of London, by J Vining, before 1944.
Obverse: Portrait of Fothergill, profile right.
Reverse: Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, stands with a serpent entwined around a pillar.
Presented to Leonard Colebrook in 1944.
Production date 1944
Artist
Sitter/subject
Associated institution
Owner/user
presented
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionCircular gold medal, in brown leather presentation case, 8cm by 8cm by 2cm.
MaterialGold
ANTONIUS FOTHERGILL. MD. LLD. &cJ. VINING. FTSALUTI AUGUSTAE / SOC. MED. LOND / INSTITUTA / CCLXXIIIDR. LEONARD COLEBROOK, M.B. B.S. 1944
Dimensions
medal diameter: 45 mm