Medal

Description

One of a group of orders, medals and badges awarded to Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, Royal College of Surgeons Gold Medal, 1946

Museum reference

M.1989.89.14

Object name

Medal

Date

1946

Materials

Gold

Physical description

Gold

Associations

Awarding body: Royal College of Surgeons
Previous owner: Fleming, Alexander, Sir, 1881 - 1955

Exhibitions

• Discoveries Redisplay, 2015

• Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund