RARE ART MEDAL * SURGEON RUSSIAN SCIENTIST RED CROSS Start Price USD 39.99 Current Price USD 39.99 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location Paris See more about 'RARE ART MEDAL * SURGEON RUSSIAN SCIENTIST RED CROSS' Description Art Medal of Nikolai Ivanovitch PIROGOV (1810-1881) - Russian anatomist and surgeon. Diameter: 65mm (approx.2.7")  Weight: 125g (approx.4.5oz)   Edge/Relief: 7mm Russia (Soviet), 1979, " Nikolai Ivanovitch PIROGOV ", medal in tombac*, by G.A. Fedorova, stamped MMD (Moscow mint), in excellent condition, numbered, mintage was limited to 3000. Reverse reads "For your services in the fields of humanitarian activities". References : see "1919-1991 Soviet Memorial Medals, 1209". Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (November 13 (N.S. November 25), 1810–November 23 (N.S. December 5), 1881) was a prominent Russian scientist, doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847). He is considered to be the founder of field surgery, and was one of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anaesthetic. He was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847), invented various kinds of surgical operations, and developed his own technique of using plaster casts to treat fractured bones. His name is one of the most widely recognised in Russian medical history, and he is considered a Russian national hero. In 1862, he took charge of a delegation of Russian students that was sent overseas to train as teachers. He treated Giuseppe Garibaldi for an injury to his foot sustained at Aspromonte on 28 August. Pirogov returned to Russia in 1866, leaving his estate only rarely. He visited the battlefields and field hospitals of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, as a representative of the Russian Red Cross, and was again a field surgeon in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877. ABOUT THE ARTIST Galina FYEDOROVA, Russian sculptor and medallist born in 1930 in Moscow. Studied at Mukhina School in Leningrad.   More Art Medals? Check out our other items, also don't forget to visit our ART-MEDALS STORE and also see our Sister Shop on eBay.fr : QUALITY-ART-MEDALS eBay.fr *Tombac is an alloy of copper and zinc. This alloy is used by Russia in making medals (The 1980 Olympic 'Bronze' Medals were actually Tombac medals). During World War II, the same alloy was used to mint Canadian nickels. Tombac is an alloy formed from 90% copper and 10% zinc. It is also used in the manufacture of projectiles at Barnaul Machine Tool-Plant Zavod, in Russia. Tombac is bonded in a heat process with steel to produce a bi-metallic projectile, giving the appearance of a copper jacket but having the added strength of steel. Each Additional Item is $1.50 extra shipping. L@@K AT MY AUCTIONS FOR OTHER GREAT MEDALS @@ @@@ FAST EZ & HASSLE FREE TRANSACTIONS FROM PARIS TO TEXAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD @@@ Interests/Themes keywords : Art medal, Russia, Soviet, USSR, URSS, CCCP, MEDICINE . *** AUCTION TERMS *** SHIPPING AND HANDLING USA & Worldwide : $10 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 5-10 days. EU : €6 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 2-5 days. FRANCE : €4 Lettre; €6 Lettre suivie. Optional $7 Priority Registered Air Mail (signed for) covers a maximum of 46 euros insurance (no tracking). Seller is not responsible for delivery delays or losses. Economy fare takes 3-6 weeks delivery, available at $6 (contact us for an invoice). 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