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Medal - Emperor Franz II recovery from his sickness
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1826 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Andreas Joseph Baron von Stifft, personal physician to Emperor Franz II, depicted in uniform adorned with multiple orders and decorations in high relief. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy within a raised border, identifying the honoree and the issuing body, the Vienna Medical Order, with the date 29 November 1826. |
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| Obverse lettering | ANDREAE JOSEPHO L.B.DE STIFFT*OB MAGNA IN PRINCIPEM*IN PATRIAM*IN REM MEDICAM MERITA ORDO MEDICOR VIENN.29.NOV.1826 |
| Reverse description | An allegorical scene depicting a crowned female figure representing Austria standing on shore with a shield at her feet, gesturing toward a boat on turbulent waters carrying a seated imperial figure, a fallen winged figure (representing fever or death), and a standing figure of Hippocrates steering the vessel away from the underworld. Storm clouds loom in the background, symbolizing the peril of the emperor's illness and his rescue through medicine. A circular Latin distich legend surrounds the scene within a raised border. |
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