101937 | HUNGARY. Budapest. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital cast bronze Medals.

101937  |  HUNGARY. Budapest. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital cast bronze Medals. Issued 1982. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the hospital (80mm, 12h).

 

Outer sides: 1932–'982 and BAJSCY– / ZSILINSZKY / KÓRHÁZ 50 ÉVES / JUBILEUMÁNAK / EMLÉKÉRE in five lines / Inner sides: Nude female midsections, with one side of each body being a frontal view and the other sides being a dorsal view; the frontal being in relief, the dorsal being incuse, allowing the two sides to fit together to form one very thick medal. Edges: Plain.

 

Csoma 1243. Essentially as cast. Bright and flashy brassy-light brown surfaces. Overall thickness: 15mm. A highly interesting modern art medal.

 

The Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital was founded in 1932 on the east side of Budapest, serving as a state-of-the-art medical facility from the time it was opened. Following World War II, its specialties were expanded, with more departments added. This somewhat rough but ultra-modern design, very much reminiscent of the tactile and forward-thinking works of the Finnish sculptor-medalist, Kauko Räsänen, captures the modern approach to medicine that the hospital represented upon its inception.

 

Upload: 16 January 2023.

 

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