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Médaille - André Vésale
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1848-1850 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ANDRÉ VÉSALE NÉ EN 1514 MORT EN 1564 JOUVENEL |
| Reverse description | The upper portion of the field features a shelf in relief displaying a group of open and closed books, the central open volume inscribed with a reference to Vesalius's De Humani Corporis Fabrica (Basel, 1543). Below, the entire field is occupied by a lengthy French-language commemorative inscription in multiple lines of incuse lettering, all within a raised rim. |
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