Pharmacie Centrale des Hôpitaux de Paris

Description

Date  1995
Metal bronze
Shape round
Weight 422 g
Dimensions 80 mm
Marks corne
Medallist R. Mayot
Rarity Very common
Obverse: Pharmacie Centrale des Hôpitaux de Paris 1795 1995

This medal was struck in 1995 to commemorate the creation in 1795 and the 200th anniversary of the Pharmacie Centrale des Hôpitaux de Paris, named at that time Apothicairerie générale des Hôpitaux de Paris. The aim was to centralize all the pharmaceutical activities of the eldest hospitals in Paris, L’ Hotel-Dieu and L’Hôpital Général.