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Medal - Discovery of Insulin
| Location | Canada |
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| Weight | 10.10 g |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Dr. Frederick Banting (wearing glasses, in foreground) and Dr. Charles Best in relief, depicted in a laboratory setting with scientific equipment visible in the lower field. A bilingual legend surrounds the effigies, with the date 1921 inscribed above. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an entirely text-based design within a beaded inner circle. The upper portion bears an English inscription in the field, while the lower portion presents the French translation printed in mirror-image (inverted). The outer legend reads GREAT CANADIAN MOMENTS and GRANDS ÉVÉNEMENTS DU CANADA flanking the word CANADA on either side. |
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