Description:
- Commemorative medal stamped in bronze, XXV anniversary of Lilly in Spain. Since 1876 in the USA.
- The high relief of the medal has a good quality. The bronze, with a copper plating, has given it a beautiful reddish patina over time.
- Obverse: A woman is seated, leaning on a book with her left hand. At her feet is a dog and at the top, what looks like a seagull. On its perimeter is the legend "Research is a guarantee for the future". Just where she is leaning is the company,s signature: Lilly.
- Reverse: Laboratory apparatus appears in the central part, referring to the pharmaceutical company. On its perimeter is the legend "XXV anniversary of Lilly in Spain - Since 1876 in the USA".
- Edge: Plain with no inscription.
- Lilly belongs to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with offices in 143 countries around the world.
- We have found only a small reference to the supposed author of the medal. The initials "F J" appear just below the company signature "Lilly".
- The artistic quality of the medal is very high, executed in a very personal style and with great skill, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
- We have not found any other medal like it or similar, and there is no reference to its existence.
Conservation and Damage:
- The medal, taken as a whole, is in a good state of preservation.
- It has a beautiful period patina. It has almost no dents or scratches.
- Both the Obverse and Reverse of the Medal show low and even wear.
Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector,s item and as a decorative element.
- The tones of the colours in the photos do not match the tones of the real colours.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the object.
- The data provided here are personal opinions and are not verified.
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