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Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland Medal
Bronze. Germany 1833. Signed. Lifetime. Commemorative medal on the fiftieth anniversary of his doctorate received on July 24th, 1783. Obverse: Clothed bust to right, wearing coat with fur collar; in a curve at left and right, CHRIST. GVIL. HVFLAND; on truncation, BRANDT F. incused. Reverse: A semi-nude women to the left with two children at her feet crouched in front of a raised altar, two winged nude youths on each side. One on the left offers her a drink, one on the right extends the thread of life from a spindle. On upper part of altar, staff of Aesculapius and a scroll with MACROBI / OTICE incused; in exergue, NATVRAE PRAECEPTA COLENS MORBISQVE MEDETVR / FILAQVE PARCARVM LENTIVS IRE DECET in two lines, below a short exergue mark, D XXIV M. IVL. A. MDCCCXXXIII [24 JUL 1833].
David Hosack Medal
Bronzed copper. United States. Undated, but about 1830. Signed. Lifetime. Obverse: Nude bust to right, the hair brushed upwards; in a curve at left and right, DAVID HOSACK M. D. [the periods, a dot-in-circle] ; along edge at right of truncation, FURST. F. Reverse: A short column and multitude of art and science emblems: lyre, spade, staff of Aesculapius, mounted sphere, bust, mallet and chisel, palette with brushes, notebook, square and compass; in a curve at top, ARTS AND SCIENCE; in exergue, in a curve, FURST F.
Hortus Medicus Token (1684)
Brass. Netherlands 1684. Unsigned. Ticket of admission to the Botanic Gardens in Amsterdam for surgeons and physicians. Obverse: Vase of flowers with Amsterdam coat of arms on front, supported on a scroll, on upper edge of which 16 84 (date divided by the vase); below, initials of a ticket holder, H.V.B. incused; in a curve at left and right, HORTUS MEDICUS with a rosette before. Reverse: A skeleton with scythe in right hand; left resting on tomb and holding hourglass; on ground at left and right, tulips.
Hortus Medicus Token (n.d.)
Brass. Netherlands. Undated. Unsigned. Ticket of admission to the Botanic Gardens in Amsterdam for surgeons and physicians. Obverse: Auricular cartouche with skull at the bottom; in the upper part, Amsterdam coat of arms (two lions supporting crowned shield with three crosses in a vertical line); in the lower part, JACOB BATEN BORG incused in the center. Reverse: A skeleton with scythe in right hand; left resting on tomb and holding hourglass; on ground at left and right, tulips.
Friedrich Hoffmann Medal
Bronze. Germany 1823. Signed. Posthumous. Issued for Durand’s “Series Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium.” Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing coat with four button-holes visible, long curls falling over shoulders; below truncation, WOLF F.; in a curve along edge at left and right, FRIDERICUS HOFFMANNUS Reverse: In six parallel lines, NATUS/ HALAE / IN MAGEDEBURGICA / AN.M.DC.LX. / OBIIT/ AN.M.DCC.XLII.; in exergue, SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM; below separated by a mark, M.DCCC.XXIII.; at bottom, curved inwards, DURAND EDIDIT
Hippocrates Medal
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.
Friedrich von Hessing Medal
Bronze. Germany 1908. Signed. Lifetime. On the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing pince-nez; in field at right, K ∙ GOETZ ∙ Sc / MÜNCHEN incused. Reverse: Hessing standing facing behind a draped bed, and adjusting a splint on the left leg of a nude boy who stits to right, leaning back on his hands, his right leg hanging over the side of the bed, foot extending into exergue, in which, 70 ∙ GEBURTSTAG ∙ 1908 incused; in background at right, corner of a work bench with a vise, and, just above bed, K. GOETZ incused in minute letters; in field at upper left, HOFRAT ∙ / ∙ FRIEDRICH / HESSING in three parallel lines. Edge: C. PŒLLATH incused Carl Pöllath - die-sinking establishment at Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
Francois Henri Hallopeau Medal
Bronze. France 1907. Signed. Lifetime. On the occasion of his promotion as officer of the Legion of Honor, and his retirement after 25 years at the Hospital St. Louis. Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing pince-nez on cord; lapel button; on truncation, J. C. CHAPLAIN in two lines, incused; in a curve along the edge from lower left, HENRI ∙ HALLOPEAU DE ∙ L’ACᵐᶦᵉ DE ∙ MEDECINE ∙ . Reverse: At right, a physician wearing cap and apron, seated to left in chair, examining arm of a young semi-nude woman who stands facing him slightly to right; in background, table with instruments; in a curve along edge from lower left, PRIMVM ∙ MVLTOS COGNOVIT ∙ CVTIS ∙ MORBOS ∙ ; in exergue, MDCCCCVII. Edge: Paris mint mark and BRONZE incused.
Albrecht Von Haller Medal
Bronze. France 1821. Signed. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed bust to right, with short natural hair [not the customary peruke]; shirt collar open and turned back over coat collar; in a curve at left and right, ALBERTUS HALLER; below, CAQUE * F * Reverse: NATUS / BERNÆ / IN HELVETIA / AN. M.DCC.VIII. / OBIIT / AN.M.DCC.LXXVII. in six parallel lines; in exergue, SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM in two lines and below another mark, M DCCC XXI [1821], and below, in a curve DURAND EDIDIT.
Christian Samuel Hahnemann Medal
Copper. France 1836. Signed. Lifetime. From French homeopaths honoring their master's coming to France. Obverse: Nude bust to right in high relief; below and parallel to truncation, EMILE ROGAT 1836.; in a curve at left and right, SAMUEL HAHNEMANN. Reverse: Around from lower left, NÉ A MEISSEN LE 10 AVRIL 1755, VENU EN FRANCE LE 25 JUIN 1835 / A LEUR MEITRE, LES HOMŒOPATHISTES FRANÇAIS. in two lines, with rosette at bottom; in reentrant serpent, SIMILIA / SIMILIBUS / CURENTUR in three lines.
Joseph Ignace Guillotin Medal
Silver. France 1809. Signed. Honoring President of the Academy of Medicine. Obverse: Clothed bust to right; on truncation, D.; in a curve around from lower left, JOS . IGN . GUILLOTIN SANTO MED. PAR. ACAD. PRÆSES. and below, 1807-08. Reverse: Hygeia to right seated on a throne bearing double laurel wreath and two poppy heads; and holding the staff of Aesculapius with entwined serpent; in her left hand a mirror reflecting the sun's rays upon a globe; a cock standing on books spread at her feet; in a curve at top, COLLIGIT UT SPARGAT; at left of throne along edge, DROZ F.; in exergue, MED . ACADEMIÆ . PAR . / J. I. GUILOTTIN PRÆS . / 1809. in three lines.
Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher Und Ärzte (GDNÄ) Medal
Bronze. Austria 1832. Signed. Struck for the 10th Annual meeting held in Vienna. Obverse: A semi-nude bearded male, personifying Danube, holding oar in left hand, seated three-quarters to right, his head to left, crowning with right hand the Tyche of Vienna, who is seated beside him, resting left arm on shield; on ground by his foot, BOEHM ∙ F.; in background at right, stern of boat; in curve at left and right, VINDOBONA PHYSIOLOGIS; in exergue, MENSE SEPTEMBRI / MDCCCXXXII in two lines; the whole within a beaded circle. Reverse: Within a wreath, a word of greeting in Greek letters, XAIPEIN [CHAIREIN]; the whole within a beaded circle.
Jean Fernel And Amboise Paré Medal
Bronze. France 1798, Signed. Posthumous. This medal commemorates the reunion of physicians and surgeons, and the organization of the three medical schools of Paris, Montpellier, and Strassburg by Fernel and Paré. Obverse: Two accolated busts facing to right, both clothed, Fernel wearing cap; around, JEAN FERNEL • AMBROISE PARE • ; in exergue, in four parallel lines, LA MEDCINE RENDUE A SON / UNITÉ PRIMITIVE. / DÉCRET DU 14 FRIMAIRERE. / AN III DE LA R.F. ; to left of the busts, GATTEAUX. Reverse: ÉCOLE DE MÉDECINE DE PARIS. ; in four parallel lines, PRIX/ DEL’ECOLE / PRATIQVE / AN VI. Exergue, Staff of Aesculapius, prone to right.
Jean Fernel Medal
Bronze. France 1822. Signed. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing cap and coat with fur collar; in a curve at left and right, JEAN FERNEL; below truncation at right, DEPAULIS∙ F∙ Reverse: In the field, NÉ / A CLERMONT / PRÈS BEAUVAIS / EN M.CCCC.XCVII. / MORT/ EN M.D.LVIII. in six parallel lines; below an exergue mark, GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS. ; below a shorter mark, 1822.
Charles Pinot Duclos Medal
Bronze. France 1821. Signed. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed bust to right, hair in peruke style, below DONADIO F.; in circle CHARLES DUCLOS. Reverse: NÉ / A DINANT / EN M.DCC.V. / MORT / EN M.DCC.LXXII.; below long exergue mark, GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS., in two lines; below shorter mark, 1821.
Rembert Dodoens Medal
Bronze. Belgium. Undated, but ca. 1848. Signed. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed bust to right, wearing coat with fur and ruff; full beard; below and parallel to truncation, JOUVENEL; in curve along edge at left, R. DODOENS DE MALINES and at right, 1518-1585. Reverse: LA BELGIQUE / OÙ L'ON AIME TANT LES FLEURS / S'HONORE D'AVOIR VU NAÎTRE / DODONAEUS QUI FIT FAIRE A LA / BOTANIQUE SES PREMIERS PROGRÉS. / 1554, IL PUBLIE SON HERBIER A ANVERS. / 1568, IL REFUSE LA PLACE DE MÉDICIN / DE LA COUR A MADRID. 1574, IL ACCEPTE / CELLE DE MEDICIN DE MAXIMILIEN II / ET SE REND A VIENNE. 1580, IL / REVIENT DANS SA PATRIE ALORS / DESOLÉE PAR LA GUERRE ET / BIENTÔT IL VA PROFESSER / LA MEDICINE A LEYDE / OÙ IL MEURT EN / 1585., in sixteen lines; above, a vase of flowers and at left two books with FLORUM HISTORIAE in two lines; at right staff of Aesculapius and three books, one open with STIRP. HIST. in one line.
Sébastien Des Guidi Medal
Bronze. France 1835. Signed. Lifetime. On the introduction of homeopathy at Lyons. Obverse: Nude head to left; below truncation, in a curve, PILLART F.; along the edge from lower left, widely spaced, MIRE SANATI GRATITUDINIS MEMORES. ; below the head, SIMILIA SIMILIBUS. / LUGD. / MDCCCXXXV. in three lines, the last one curved. Reverse: A wreath of tulips, entwined with serpent, tail in its mouth; in field, L'AN 1830. / L'HOMOEOPATHIE / A ÉTÉ INTRODUITE À LYON / ET PROPAGÉE EN FRANCE / PAR / LE DOCTEUR. C. SEBASTIEN / DES GUIDI. in seven parallel lines.
Saint Damien of Moloka’i Medal
Bronze. Belgium. Undated, but 1936. Signed. Posthumous. On the occasion of transferring Father Damien's remains from Hawaii to Belgium. Obverse: Clothed bust to left, wearing glasses; around along edge from bottom left, PATER DAMIANUS DE VEUSTER SS.CC. LEPROSORUM APOSTOLUS; on left by his lips 1840 / 1889 in two lines; on right two hearts, one with the cross, the other with the sword, both within the circle of thorns, and below ALF. / MAUQUOY incused in two lines. Reverse: Hawaiian landscape with mountain range, above MAJOREM HAC / DILECTIONEM NEMO HABET, UT / ANIMAM SUAM PONAT QUIS PRO / AMICIS SUIS (St. JOAN CHAP XV) in four lines; below on left, cross and over it MOLOKAI, at right bottom artist initials AM, incused. Edge: FISCH & Cie signature of medal maker Paul Fisch (1865-unknown), Belgian engraver and medallist from Brussels (Forrer 2, 97; 7, 306)
Georges Cuvier Medal
Bronze. France 1834. Signed. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed bust to left wearing coat with fur collar, over redingote, embroidered with leaf design, cravat and gillet; below, in minute letters, A. BOVY 1834. ; continuing curve of legend, GEORGE CUVIER. NÉ A MONTBELIARD EN 1769. MORT A PARIS EN 1832. Reverse: In the field, DISCOURS / SUR LES RÉVOLUT. / DU GLOBE. / RECHERCHES SUR LES / OSSEMENTS FOSSILES. / ANATOMIE COMPARÉE. / RÈGNE ANIMAL. / HIST. DES SCIENCES / NATURELLES. / &.&.&. in ten parallel lines; around, in two concentric lines, PAIR DE FRANCE ∙ CONSEILLER D'ETAT ET AU CONSEIL ROYAL D'INSTR ∙ PUBL ∙ SECRETAIRE PERP ∙ DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES ∙ / L'UN DES 40 DE L'ACAD ∙ FR ∙ L’ACADᴺ ∙ LIB ∙ DE L'ACAD ∙ DES BELL ∙ LETT ∙ PROF ∙ AU COLL ∙ D ∙ FR ∙ ET AU MUS ∙ D'HIST ∙ NATURELLE & ∙ & ∙, with a rosette at bottom to separate beginning and end of lines.
Jean-Martin Charcot Medal
Bronze. France 1900. Signed. Posthumous. Issued in Charcot’s honor by his pupils and admirers on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth. Obverse: Nude bust to right; below F•VERNON; along edge DOCTEUR J•M•CHARCOT• Reverse: In field, top and at left, in six parallel lines with a dash between the second and third and the fifth and sixth lines, A/ J•M•CHARCOT / SES ELEVES / ET SES / ADMIRATEURS / 1825-1893; below, an upright torch over a branch of laurel, tied and bound with ribbons.
Caracalla Medal
Bronze. Italy 1466. Unsigned, but attributed to Giovanni Boldù. Posthumous. Obverse: Clothed laureate bust of a youth to left; along the edge, in a curve at left and right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS. Reverse: At left, naked artist seated to right, his head in hands, with scattered bones by his feet, before him the winged Genius of Death, resting on a skull; in a curve above, IO SON FINE; below, in a curve, ∙ M ∙ CCCC ∙ LXVI ∙ .
Jules J. Bordet Plaquette
Bronze. Belgium 1921. Signed. Lifetime. In commemoration of the Nobel Prize Award. Obverse: With rounded top; on upper half, in circular field, nude bust to right; at left AB in monogram, incused; on lower half, A / JULES BORDET / LAURÉAT / DU / PRIX NOBEL DE 1919 / SES CONFRERES ̶ SES AMIS ∙/ ̶ ∙ 1921 ∙ ̶ in 7 lines, incused; the whole within an incused linear border. Reverse: Two draped females: at left Medicine, seated to right on a stool, a mirror and a spray of laurel in right hand, left hand resting on breast, elbow supported on corner of table, on which Science sits facing her; on table microscope and a rack of test-tubes; Science holds up a tube in right hand viewing it against the light from arched window in background; below in oblong panel ∙ A ∙ LA ∙ SCIENCE ∙ EXPERIMENTALE ∙ / ∙ LA ∙ MEDICINE ∙ RECONNAISSANTE ∙ in two parallel lines, incused; in lower right corner A ∙ BONNETAIN incused. Edge: J. FONSON incused Jean Barthelemy Fonson (1808-?), Belgian medallist and gem engraver; possibly related to the owners of the Fonson and Company
Herman Boerhaave Medal
Bronze. Belgium c. 1820. Signed. Posthumous. Commemorative medal for the series Galerie métallique des hommes qui ont illustré de Pays-Bas. Obverse: Clothed bust to left; Curve along edge at left to right, HERMAN BOERHAAVE; below, SIMON F. Reverse: In five parallel lines, NATUS / MDCLXVIII / PROPE LEIDAM / MORTUUS / MDCCXXXVII
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Medal
Iron. Germany 1825. Signed. Lifetime. Struck on the fiftieth anniversary of his doctorate. Reverse commemorates his craniometrical researches. Obverse: In depressed circle, clothed and draped bust to left; around along edge from top, I.FR. BLUMENBACH NATO [letter "O" mising] GOTHAE D.11 MAII 1752 DOCT. CREATO [letter "O" missing] GOTTINGAE D. 19 SEPT. 1775 with rossette completing circle. Reverse: In depressed circle, three skulls (Caucasian, African, Mongolian). in a curve below, G. LOOS DIR. H GUBE FEC.; around along edge from top, NATURAE INTERPRETI OSSA LOQUI IUBENTI PHYSIOSOPHILI GERMANICI D.19 SEPT. 1825 with rosette completing circle.
Christian Theodor Billroth Coin
Two shilling coin minted by the First Republic of Austria in 1929 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Christian Theodor Billroth's birth. Obverse: In a curve, at top, REPUBLIK, and at bottom, ∙ OESTERREICH ∙ ; value 2 and SCHILLING curved below, within a circle formed by 10 shields, bearing arms of the Austrian Republic and 9 Federal Countries: Burgerlan, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Vienna, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Voraberg Reverse: Bust of Billroth in profile to left, in field, below line of collar engraver's signature GRIENAUER. Around along edge from bottom left THEODOR ∙ BILLROTH ∙ GEB ∙ 1829 and at bottom, inward, *1929* .