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Award Parkes Memorial Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Edmund Alexander Parkes with beard and moustache in high relief, occupying the majority of the field. The name EDMUND ALEXANDER PARKES curves around the upper border in incuse lettering, with birth and death dates B. 1819 and D. 1876 inscribed along the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon occupies the centre of the field, enclosing the three-line inscription PARKES / MEMORIAL / MEDAL. A Greek legend curves around the border reading H ΠΕΡΙ ΤΟ ΣΩΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΨΥΧΗΝ ΥΓΙΕΙΑ, with a small decorative star at the base. |
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