International Medical Congress London 1881
Bronze Medal of the International Medical Congress held in London. The design, by Tenniel and Wyon, shows mothers holding up their children to the legendary Greek physician Asclepius, with Death hovering in the background, representing the threat of infant mortality. (Dia.76mm)

PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $100-200