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Medal - Charles Goss Prize, University of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1912
Reg. No: NU 34856
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- Summary:
- Australia South Australia Adelaide
Medal - Charles Goss, University of Adelaide Prize c. 1900 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne
Other Details: University of Adelaide Prize medal, awarded for ophthamology. It features a bust of Dr Charles Goss (1849-1885). - Description:
- An unissued specimen bronze prize medal (54 mm diameter) featuring a facing bust of Dr. Charles Gosse.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 54 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 63.46 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | eyes, healthcare medicine, ophthalmology |
| 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: | medicine & health |
| Series: | Australian Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1912 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bust of Gosse facing, head right, wearing a suit and cravat; around, CHARLES GOSSE M.D. 1849 - 1885 |
| Reverse Description: | Around outside circle of beads; UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE GOSS MEMORIAL MEDAL; within circle, AWARDED TO FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: CHARLES GOSSE M.D. 1849 - 1885 Reverse: UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE GOSS MEMORIAL MEDAL AWARDED TO FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY |
| 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: | Dr Charles Gosse - University of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1912 |
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