Humanities

Numismatics

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Coins
  • Medals
  • Coin
  • Medal

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing 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

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History Note

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

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  1. K01w.093w.560w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Numismatics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009717. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009717
  2. Numismatics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics
  3. Numismatics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631286