Study of coins, tokens, medals, etc. However, it usually refers to medals pertaining to the history of medicine.

Annotation

SPEC; note entry term MEDALS: do not confuse a medal as a piece of metal (usually in the form of a coin) with a medal awarded for an accomplishment ( = AWARDS AND PRIZES); coin collecting as a hobby: coord IM with HOBBIES (IM); indexing policy: TN 245

DUI

D009717 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0015081

History note

was in Cat I 1975-82, was in Cat E 1963-74