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Award Royal College of Surgeons
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Standing figure of Galen in classical robes with folded arms, depicted in high relief against a naturalistic rocky landscape, contemplating a human skeleton lying on the ground to the right. The composition is rendered in fine sculptural detail with foliage in the background. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The armorial bearings of the Royal College of Surgeons displayed in high relief, supported on either side by standing female figures identified as Machaon and Podalirius, sons of Aesculapius. The coat of arms is surmounted by a crowned crest and mounted on a scrolled pediment, from which the College motto depends on a ribbon below. |
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