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Medal - DRK William Harvey

Medal - DRK William Harvey - obverseMedal - DRK William Harvey - reverse

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Features

Location German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year 1987
Composition Porcelain (white porcelain)
Weight 46.3 g
Diameter 64 mm
Thickness 7.3 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
455477
References Weigelt# 8.177.20
Medaillen aus Meissener Porzellan (9 volumes).

Obverse

Bust facing right, transcription, dates of birth, name

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ENTDECHKER DES BLUTKREISLAUFES - 1628
1578 WILLIAN
HARVEY 1657
1628

Translation: DISCOVERER OF THE BLOOD CIRCULATION SYSTEM 1628

Designer: Uwe Beyer

Reverse

At the Center or the Blood Donation Camp Logo of the Red Cross, Meissen logo below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ
DDR

Translation: GERMAN RED CROSS DDR

Designer: Uwe Beyer

Edge

Plain

Mint

Staatliche Porzellanmanufaktur, Meissen, Germany

Comments

Ausgabestadt: Dresden

Auftraggeber: DRK der DDR

This medal has 6 variants:
3 whites with sizes of 65mm, 80mm and 101mm.
3 brown with sizes 68mm, 85mm and 100mm.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1987)  2 000

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