Royal Zoological Society of Ireland Medal Bronze medal issued by the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland. Obverse: profile busts of naturalists Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) and Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), facing left, surrounded by the words "R. ZOOLOG SOC OF IRELAND MDCCCXXXI" and in smaller font, below, the maker's name "W.WOODHOUSE", the name "LINNAEUS" to the left and "CUVIER" to the right. Reverse: a laurel wreath. [1825-1875]