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Médaille La Vaccine
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1842 |
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| Diameter | 41 mm |
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| Obverse description | Aesculapius, draped and holding his serpent-entwined staff, stands in high relief beside a semi-nude female figure (Venus de' Medici) whose left arm bears a vaccination bandage. In the left field a cow stands in low relief, while in the right field a lancet and vaccine tube are depicted; the legend and date appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | DE VERRA S.F. 1842 |
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