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Medal - Lord Lister Prize, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, circa 1912
Reg. No: NU 34849
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- Summary:
- Australia South Australia Adelaide
Medal - Lord Lister, University of Adelaide Prize c. 1900 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Other Details: The Lister Medal, a prize medal issued by the University of Adelaide. The guidelines of the medal state:
Whereas the sum of $200.00 has been paid to the University by an anonymous donor for the purpose of founding a prize in memory of the late Lord Lister, the following rules are hereby made:
1. The prize shall be called "The Lister Medal".
2. It shall consist of a bronze medal and the sum of $12.00. - Description:
- An unissued specimen bronze prize medal (54 mm diameter) featuring a facing bust of Lord Lister.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 54 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 60.72 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | education, healthcare medicine, surgery |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | education prizes |
| Series: | Australian Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1912 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bust of Joseph Lister facing wearing a suit and bow-tie; around, LORD LISTER |
| Reverse Description: | Around outside circle of beads; UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE THE LISTER MEDAL; within circle, AWARDRD TO / FOR BEST THESIS ON |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: LORD LISTER Reverse: UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE THE LISTER MEDAL AWARDRD TO FOR BEST THESIS ON |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | University of Adelaide, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Commissioned By: | University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Person Depicted: | Lord Joseph Lister, Australia, circa 1912 |
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