Medal-token of the Paris Medical-Practical Society 1808
In copper
Weight: 12 g
Diameter: 28.3 mm
History:
The Paris Medico-Practical Society was founded in 1808 and became the Paris Medico-Surgical Society in 1892.
Obverse:
Altar decorated with the staff of Aesculapius , surmounted by a kantharos . On the left, a horse skeleton and an incense burner . On the right, a rooster on books .
On the exergue, inscription in Latin:
LIFE SHORT,
ARS LONGA.
(Life is short, art is lasting.)
Reverse:
SOCIÉTÉ
MEDICO
PRACTICAL
1808 .
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Edge:
Indicating hand hallmark (Paris Mint 1845-1860) + CUIVRE
