Medal

Description

One of a group of orders, medals and badges awarded to Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, Royal Society of Medicine silver gilt Gold Medal, 1947

Museum reference

M.1989.89.16

Object name

Medal

Date

1947

Materials

Silver-gilt

Physical description

Silver gilt

Associations

Awarding body: Royal Society of Medicine
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