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Austria, Eduard Albert, 1891, a silver medal by A. Scharff, bust right, rev. legend in 15 lines, 62mm (Brettauer 14; Storer 36; Wurz. 44; BDM V, 367). About extremely fine, toned (£40-60)

Eduard Albert (1841-1900), Bohemian-born chair of surgery at the University of Vienna from 1881 until his death; this medal commemorates his 10th anniversary in post. He was the first surgeon to conduct a nerve graft. Illustration reduced