Bronze Medal issued by the Royal College of Surgeons 1767 Obverse: Robed man by cliff looking at skeleton. Blank space at bottom. Reverse: Crest in wreath with wording QVAE PROSVNT OMNIBVS ARTES MDCCLXVII translated as 'which benefit all arts', a quotation from Ovid, used as a motto by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Designed by Thomas Pingo (1692-1776) (Dia.47mm)
PROVENANCE: Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.