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Blane Medal for Medical Officers
Obverse: Head of Sir Gilbert Blane (left). Reverse Legend: 'GILBERT BLANE BARONETTVS ARCHIATRVS AET.LXXXI'. Britannia (left) a trident in her right hand, standing by a pedestal against which leans the staff of Aesculapius and an anchor; a seaman (left) supporting another in the state of collapse. Legend: 'MENTE MANVQUE'. Below: 'FOUNDED MDCCCXXX'. Sir Gilbert Blane, P.M.O. to Admiral Rodney's Fleet in the West Indies, founded this medal for medical officers who kept approved journals. This gold example fitted with a ring is the trial impression, struck for Sir Gilbert Blane himself.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0253 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pistrucci, Benedetto |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| People: | Blane, Gilbert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from a private collection. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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