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William Beaumont (1785-1853)
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Uniformed bust left; on truncation, J Mx Miller in
incuse script; in a curve along edge at left, and right, .WILLIAM.BEAVMONT .. A
. D . 1785-1853 .
Reverse - Two nude men, a youth and the left, and an older man at right, standing on a segment of a sphere representing the earth, and holding up between them a flaming torch from which rays extend into the field; below, clouds; in field, below base of torch, XIII / INTERNATIONAL / PHYSIOLOGICAL / CONGRESS / BOSTON / 1929 in six parallel lines. |
References: Storer, p.1130 [6331b], Freeman, p.356 [764] Image from Freeman, Plate XXIX [764]
Additional references:
Appel TA The medal: William Beaumont. Fed Proc. 1985 Jan;44(1 Pt 1):1. Gemmill CL Medical numismatic notes XI: commemorative medals issued at the international physiological congresses. Bull N Y Acad Med. 1973 Jun;49(6):556-66.