Richard Mead Commemorative Medal Bronze medal issued to commemorate the English physician Richard Mead (1673-1754). Obverse: profile bust of Mead, facing right, surrounded by the words "RICHARDVS MEAD.MED.REG.ET S.R.S." and, in smaller font below the shoulder, the maker's name "L.PINGO F." Reverse: image of an infant with a snake twisted around its arm, surrounded by the words "LABOR EST ANGVES SVPERARE" and below, "N. AV. XI. MDCLXXIII/O. F. XVI. MDCCLIV". [1750-1799]