| Reference Number | HI/2016-7-40 |
| Title | Arthur Jacob Medal |
| Date | 1860 |
| Creator Name | Woodhouse; William (1805-1878); medallist |
| Woodhouse; John (1835-1892); medallist |
| Description | Bronze medal commemorating the ophthalmologist Arthur Jacob (1790-1874). Obverse: the profile bust of Jacob, facing left, with his surname to the right and the medal designer's name "W WOODHOUSE F" in smaller font, below. Reverse: a laurel wreath enclosing the words " IN COMMEMORATION [OF] EMINENT SERVICES RENDERED TO SCIENCE AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN IRELAND 1860" and around the edge, the words "ARTHUR JACOB. M.D. F.R.C.S. PROF. OF ANAT. & PHYS. ROY. COLL. OF SURG. IN IRELAND." |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 64mm (diameter) x 5mm (depth) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Medal |
| Term | Medals |
| Anniversaries and Special Events |
| Ophthalmology |