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Catalog Number |
2012.1 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Title |
Baruch Samuel Blumberg Nobel Prize Medal |
Artist |
Lindberg, Erik |
Artist 2 |
Myntverket (the Swedish Royal Mint) |
Date |
1976 |
Description |
The obverse: The inscription reads "ALFR. NOBEL / NAT. MDCCCXXXIII OB. MDCCCXCVI / E. LINDBERG 1902." The reverse: The inscription above the figures reads "INVENTAS VITAM IUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES," which translates to mean "It is beneficial to have improved (human) life through discovered arts." "B.S. BLUMBERG / MCMLXXVI" is engraved on the plate below the figures, and the text “REG. UNIVERSITAS MED. CHIR. CAROL.” along the bottom edge stands for the Karolinska Institute. |
Material |
Gold |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.598 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. |
Search Terms |
21st century academia APS President award medal medicine physician profile science scientist |