Banting Medal of the American Diabetes Association
date: label: associated dates
content: 1949 06 04 / 1949 06 04
label: associated dates
content: 1949 06 04 / 1949 06 04
notes: label: Description
content: The obverse of this bronze medal has a portrait bust ¾ left, and “THE BANTING MEDAL OF THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION” and “FOUNDED / 1940.”
label: Description
content: The “PAOLI” on the obverse is the signature of the artist, A. Paoli. The reverse has “THIS MEDAL / IS AWARDED TO / FREDERICK ALLEN, M.D. / FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE / IN THE INTEREST OF / DOCTOR AND PATIENT / JUNE 4, 1949.” Frederick Banting (1891-1941) was a Canadian physician and Nobel Laureate who co-discoverer of insulin and of its therapeutic properties. Frederick Madison Allen (1879-1964) was an American physician who recommended a carbohydrate-restricted low-calorie diet for sufferers of diabetes mellitus.
label: Description
content: Ref. “Frederick Allen, Physician, Was 84,” <i>New York Times</i> (Jan. 13, 1964), p. 35
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Frederick Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.260034.03
label: accession number
content: 260034
label: catalog number
content: 260034.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Object Name
content: award, medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Medals; Commemorative and Association
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, bronze(?) (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .4 cm x 9 cm; 3/16 in x 3 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; .635 cm x 8.89 cm