Throughout May, ill be looking back at historical moments from the past. From conflicts to coronations, sporting moments to royal memories, and famous firsts and lasts, with my love of all things shiny and precious, ill be trying to tie these events in with coins that have been created to commemorate these moments.
ON THIS DAY: Happy birthday Florence
Named after the Italian city in which she was born in 1820, British nurse and public health activist Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born in Florence, Italy. Famous for her work in the military hospitals during the Crimean War, she volunteered to aid British troops in Turkey where she improved hospital sanitary conditions and greatly reduced the death rate for wounded and sick soldiers. She received worldwide acclaim for her unselfish devotion to nursing, contributed to the development of modern nursing procedures, and emphasized the dignity of nursing as a profession for women. In 1860 she laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Her book 'Notes on Nursing' proved to be influential in changing the way hospitals were run and the role of nurses within them.
The reverse design by Gordon Summers features the image of a nurse taking the pulse of a patient.
Edge Inscription: 150 YEARS OF NURSING
Circulating mintage: 6,175,000
Years of issue: 2010
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