Professor Joseph Chalier Commemorative Medal

Professor Joseph Chalier Commemorative Medal
20th century
Artist/Designer/Manufacturer: Louis Croizier (French sculptor and medalist, signed "L. Croizier" beneath the bust profile)

Materials: Bronze

Marking(s): Obverse text: "JOSEPH CHALIER" Obverse signature: "L. Croizier" Reverse text: "MEDECIN DES HOPITAUX DE LYON / PROFESSEUR DE LA CLINIQUE / DES MALADIES INFECTIEUSES / PRESIDENT DU SYNDICAT / DES MEDECINS DU RHONE / ET DE LA / CONFEDERATION DES SYNDICATS / MEDICAUX FRANÇAIS / 1884–1942"

Cataloguer's Notes: This large-format French medical table medal was struck posthumously around 1943 by the Paris Mint to honor the distinguished career of Dr. Joseph Chalier (1884–1942).