General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

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General Description

metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Diameter

6.3 cm

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

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Manufacturer

AKA

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

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Period

ORIGINAL MEDAL WAS PRESENTED AT 1923 AWARDS CEREMONY. NOBEL PRIZES AWARDED ANNUALLY SINCE 1901.

Canada

REPLICA OF MEDAL AWARDED TO DR. FREDERICK BANTING, THE FIRST CANADIAN TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE. 1923 NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE AWARDED JOINTLY TO BANTING AND UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PHYSIOLOGY DEPT. HEAD J.J. MACLEOD, FOR THEIR WORK ON THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN. BANTING CHOSE TO SPLIT HIS SHARE OF THE PRIZE WITH CHARLES BEST, THE RESEARCH ASSISTANT WITH WHOM HE WORKED AND WHO, BANTING REASONED, DESERVED TO SHARE CREDIT FOR THE DISCOVERY. MACLEOD ELECTED TO SHARE HIS PORTION OF THE NOBEL PRIZE WITH JAMES COLLIP, WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY PURIFIED INSULIN SO AS TO BE SAFE FOR THERAPEUTIC TRIALS. (REF. 4)

Function

INTERNATIONAL AWARD GIVEN YEARLY FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SELECTED FIELDS. THIS IS A REPLICA OF NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL AWARDED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICINE.

Technical

NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL FOR PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE WAS DESIGNED BY ERIK LINDBERG IN 1901. (REF. 3)

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Details

Markings

Portrait of Nobel and text "ALFR./ NOBEL"and "NAT./ MDCCC/ XXX111/ OB./ MDCCC/ XCVI" appear on one side of medal. Classical figures representing a sick girl and the Genius of Medicine, and text "INVENTAS VITAM JUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES", "REG. UNIVERSITAS MED. CHIR. CAROL.", and "F.G. BANTING/ MCMXX111" appear on reverse. "REPLICA" stamped into medal edge.UHN catalogue no. "X954.11A" printed by hand in black in medal edge.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

Copper-colour metal replica

Decoration

ONE SIDE OF MEDAL BEARS PORTRAIT OF ALFRED NOBEL, WITH TEXT. REVERSE SIDE DEPICTS 2 FEMALE FIGURES DRESSED IN CLASSICAL ROBES REPRESENTING A SICK GIRL, AND THE GENIUS OF MEDICINE, WITH TEXT.