| Reference Number | HI/1952-2 |
| Title | 1st International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System Medal |
| Date | 1952 |
| Creator Name | Johnson ([fl. mid twentieth century); [medallist] |
| Description | Two medals commemorating the 1st International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System held in Rome in 1952. Obverse: profile busts of Camillo Golgi (1843-1926) and Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934). Reverse: image of a microscope and neurons (nerve cells) surrounded by the words "1° CONGRESSO.INTERNAZ.DI.ISTOPATOLOGIA.DEL.SISTEMA.NERVOSO.ROMA 8-13 SETT.1952"; the maker's name "JOHNSON" appears below the microscope in smaller font. Each medal is suspended from a short chain with a small circular disc attached at the end, likely for hanging from a buttonhole. |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Dimensions | 40mm (diameter) x 2mm (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 |
| Conferences and Congresses |
| Neurobiology |