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Auction: 14006 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 627

(x) George V, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Kirkes Medal, gold medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, william senhouse kirkes m.d. died 1864, head right, signed below truncation, rev. st. bartholomew's hosp. for clinical medicine around wreath, engraved in the centre j.h.beal 1931, 38mm., 38.18g. (BHM 2830, not listed in gold, listed in AE as RR), extremely fine, very rare

William Senhouse Kirkes (1823-64), student and later demonstrator of morbid anatomy at St Bartholomew''s Hospital. ''Storer, Medicina in Nummis, p.275 notes an example of this medal in gold'' (Brown 2830 footnote)

provenance:
Spink auction 198, 19 March 2009, lot 135

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£550