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Medallic History of Dentistry Leonardo da Vinci
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of Leonardo da Vinci as an elderly bearded scholar, seated and examining a human skull at a worktable, with a latticed window in the background. The scene evokes his anatomical studies and is rendered in fine detail in the field, with the engraver's initials visible at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The upper portion of the reverse features a circular medallion depicting the Rod of Asclepius superimposed on a globe, surrounded by wheat or laurel branches, with the legend ODONTOLOGIA / ARS SCIENTIA PROGRESSUS arcing around the emblem. The lower portion is divided by a horizontal line into a dark recessed panel bearing the raised inscription LEONARDO DA VINCI / (1452-1519) / First Oral Anatomist, Dental Illustrator, Artist, Symbol of the Renaissance. |
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| Reverse lettering | ODONTOLOGIA ARS SCIENTIA PROGRESSUS LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) First Oral Anatomist, Dental Illustrator, Artist, Symbol of the Renaissance |
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