Hippocrates Medal

Item

Title
Hippocrates Medal
Description
Silver. France. Undated. Signed. Posthumous.

Obverse: Bearded head to left; in a curve at left and right, HIPPOCRATE DE COS; below, in a curve, in smaller letters, E. FAROCHON.

Reverse: Pelican feeding her young (Christian symbol of charity); around in a curve, from lower left, ADMINISTRATION GENERALE DE L’ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE; below, in a curve, separated with a star on each side, PARIS.

Edge: Paris mint mark and ARGENS incused.
Coverage
France
Creator
Eugène Farochon
Date
Undated
Extent
34 mm
Medium
Silver
Language
French