SWEDEN. Nobel Nominating Committee for Medicine Silver Medal, 1952. Royal Swedish (Eskilstuna) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-58.
Ehrensvard-22; Lagerqvist-3A. Diameter: 26mm. By E. Lindberg. Obverse: Bust of Nobel left; Reverse: INVENTAS VITAM IUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES (and they who bettered life on earth by their newly found mastery), basin and serpent-entwined staff of Aeculapius; wreath behind. Edge: MJV / SILVER / 1952. Patinaed an inky and consistent charcoal color, with design peaks a slightly lighter shade of gray. From a perennially popular series of academic accolades.
Estimate: $150 - $300