Honorary medal of the Royal College of Surgeons
Reproduction
Object numberRCSSC/M 84
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryCoins and medals
Object nameMedals
TitleHonorary medal of the Royal College of Surgeons
DescriptionHonorary medal of the Royal College of Surgeons, after Thomas Pingo, 1977.
Obverse: Coat of arms of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Reverse: A scene showing Galen finding a human skeleton.
The scene of Galen was first cut by Thomas Pingo for the Company of Surgeons in 1768, and is taken from an engraving by Gerard Vandergucht which appeared in William Cheselden's 'Osteographia' of 1733. The College's gold Honorary Medal was instituted in 1802 for 'liberal acts or distinguished labours towards the improvement of the healing art'.
Presented to George Qvist in 1979.
Production date 1977
Associated institution
Owner/user
bequeathed
Related objectsRCSSC/M 26RCSSC/M 188RCSSC/M 215
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionCircular gold medal in black case, 7.5cm by 7.5cm by 2cm.
MaterialGold
GEORGE QVIST / 1979T.F / (crown) 375 / (anchor on side) / cThomasFattorinin / REGENT ST BIRMINGHAM B1 3HQ / ENGLAND
Dimensions
medal diameter: 45 mm
