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Medal - Blood Transfusion Service
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Weight | 49.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Prof. Dr. Karl Landsteiner in high relief, depicting him in a suit with a short moustache. The encircling legend reads his name and title around the upper periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a pelican in her piety, wings spread, feeding her chicks in a nest, with a Red Cross surmounting the scene in high relief. The Latin motto SANGUINE SANGUINEM SANANTI arcs across the field on either side of the central device. The circular legend around the periphery reads HET NEDERLANDSCHE ROODE KRUIS BLOEDTRANSFUSIEDIENST. |
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| Reverse lettering | HET NEDERLANDSCHE ROODE KRUIS · BLOEDTRANSFUSIEDIENST · SANGUINE SANGUINEM SANANTI |
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