ZH94, Sweden, Alfred Nobel, Gold Medal 1972 (Ø 17mm, 19.8g) Swedish Medical Society (Medicine) Rare!

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ZH94, Sweden, Alfred Nobel, Gold Medal 1972 (Ø 17mm, 19.8g) Swedish Medical Society (Medicine) Obv.: Bust of Alfred Nobel in frock coat facing left, “ALFR. NOBEL” to left, Latin numerals representing his date of birth and death to right; Reverse: ” INVENTAS VITAM JUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES” (And they who bettered life on earth by their newly found mastery) Aesculapius cup and serpent, wreath behind, “F. I.” at either side of base of caduceus. Edge marks: “MJV GULD 1972”; In the spring, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden (one of Europe’s largest and most prestigious medical universities) convenes their Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, where each member of the Committee receives a medal in silver. The recurring members can exchange ten medals in silver or silver-gilt for one medal in gold. Matte finish, UNC