University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Vaccination
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Vaccination
Commemorative
Communication
Accession Number
1925.2.18
Description
Round bronze medallion with bas relief image of a man in robes holding a long stick, symbol of medicine, standing beside a naked women with small bandage on left arm; in the background on the left is a cow and on the right an open lancet and a rectangular vaccine tube; reverse side with laurel wrea…
Round bronze medallion with bas relief image of a man in robes holding a long stick, symbol of medicine, standing beside a naked women with small bandage on left arm; in the background on the left is a cow and on the right an open lancet and a rectangular vaccine tube; reverse side with laurel wreath encircling the plain field; edge is smooth and plain.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; purchased by that institution.
"LA VACCINE // MDCCCIV // ANDRIEU F // DENIN DIR. // BRONZE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D6-5
Temporary Location
On display: "Vaccines and Immunization: Epidemics, Prevention, and Canadian Innovation"; Museum of Health Care, 29 February 2024.
Depth
0.3 cm
Diameter
4.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
No staining, no corrosion; there are two minor scratches on back of the medallion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Museums Victoria, Victoria, Australia
Research Facts
During the year 1804, the vaccine inoculation was introduced into France, and schools were instituted for the instruction and practice of the art. This medal was struck to commemorate the establishment of the society for the extermination of the small-pox by vaccination. This medal was apparently intended as a personal commemorative with the space on the reverse left for the individual vaccinated to inscribe their name.
Artist: Andreau; minted by Paris Mint; Society for the extinction of smallpox in France by the spread of vaccine, 14 Germinal Year XII (4 April 1804); original medallion had a profile head of Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor Napoleon I) on the reverse instead fo teh laurela wreath depicted on this medallion
Medallion issued by Society Central de Vaccine.
Esculapius taking under his protection the Venus de Medicis whose left arm is surrounded by a bandage. In the field on the left, a cow; on the right, a lancet and a vaccine tube
Exhibit History
"When Medicine Met Science" exhibit, Ann Baillie Bldg., April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017