| Reference Number | TPCK/9/39 |
| Title | Richard Mead Commemorative Medal |
| Date | [1750-1799] |
| Creator Name | Pingo; Lewis (1743-1830); medallist |
| Description | 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". |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 40mm (diameter) x 2.5mm (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 |