Reproduction
Object numberRCSSC/M 15
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryCoins and medals
Object nameMedals
DescriptionReplica of the Royal Society of Medicine gold medal, after 1920.
Obverse: Hygeia stands with a snake on her left arm, garlanding a kneeling youth who holds the lighted lamp of research.
Reverse: The centaur Chiron teaches the young Asclepius: the boy holds a poppy head and at his waist a spring pours water through a lion-head fountain. A snake is coiled beneath the centaur.
The medal was insitutued by the RSM in 1920 and the inaugural recipient was Sir Almroth Wright.
Production date after 1920
Sitter/subject
Associated institution
Related objectsRCSSC/M 78
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionCircular bronze medal, in brown leather case (not original - the medal does not fit snugly), 7.2cm by 7.2cm by 1.5cm.
AVSPICIIS SOCIETATIS REGIAE MEDICINAE // INSTITVTAE / MDCCCV // NON EST VIVERE SED / VALERE VITAE.C.R.P.FINIS / CORONAT OPVSE.C.R.P.
Dimensions
medal diameter: 44 mm