Medal - Seth Bomanji Dinshaw Petit 1962 front Medal - Seth Bomanji Dinshaw Petit 1962 back
Medal - Seth Bomanji Dinshaw Petit 1962 photo
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Medal - Seth Bomanji Dinshaw Petit

1962 year
Gilding metal plated bronze (Gold) 16.92 g 32 mm
Description
Location
India
Period
Republic (1950-date)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1962
Composition
Gilding metal plated bronze (Gold)
Weight
16.92 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#277777
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

(Hospital) Coat of Arms, bordered by ribbons and legend

Lettering:
GOLDEN JUBILEE
The B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital
WE SERVE
1912-1962

Edge

Plain

Comment

Allow me to introduce you to Seth Bomanji Dinshaw Petit, "The Founder" of "The B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital". In 1962 they celebrated their "Golden Jubilee (1912-1962). The blue capsule it was in, says National Refinery, Bombay. It appears to be "gilt bronze" medal, with a weight of 16.90 gm and a 32 mm diameter & 3-4 mm thickness.