George V. 1910-1936. Gold Medal n. d., 55.12 g. Lady Hardinge Memorial, Medical College for Women. By A. G. Wyon. Bust, draped. WINIFRED HARDINGE. Rv. Woman in local dress at a desk with microscope and destillator. THE LADY HARDINGE MEMORIAL - MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR . WOMEN. In exergue: PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. Plain edge. 44.8 mm. Eimer -. BHM -. Puddester 916.4. Sehr selten / Very rare. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Mattiert / Matte finish.

Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, August 1996, lot 4502.

Lady Hardinge Medical College, also known as LHMC, is a public medical college and hospital located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1916, it became part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi in 1950. The college is governed and funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

It is named after Lady Hardinge, the wife of the then Viceroy of India, Baron Charles Hardinge, who recognized the need for a medical college exclusively for women. She took the initiative to establish such an institution, as the absence of one limited opportunities for Indian women to pursue medical education. The foundation stone for the college was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914, and it was christened Queen Mary College and Hospital to commemorate Queen Mary’s visit to India in 1911/12.

Lady Hardinge actively raised funds for the college from princely states and the public until her death on 11 July 1914.