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Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(6):833.

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Born in Assisi, Cesare Paoli (1813-1901) received his medical degree in Pisa, where he practiced for a short time before moving to Florence in 1839. There, 10 years later, he became professor of ophthalmology, a position he held for the next 50 years.

In Italy in 1899, a commemorative medal for the 50th anniversary of his professorship was struck in bronze, 41 mm in diameter.

The obverse depicts a tied laurel wreath within which an inscription appears in 6 parallel lines: A/CESARE PAOLI/NEL/CINQUANTESIMO ANNO/DEL SUO/INSEGNAMENTO.

The reverse depicts an inscription in 4 parallel lines: STUDENTI E DOTTORI/RIVERENTI DISCEPOLI/OFFRONO/MDCCCIC.

Courtesy of: Jay M. Galst, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, New York Medical College, and Peter van Alfen, PhD, Associate Curator, American Numismatic Society.

Correspondence: Dr Galst, 30 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022.