Skip to main content
1 of 1
Nurse's Mental Training Badge
Nurse's Mental Training Badge
Nurse's Mental Training Badge
Nurse's Mental Training Badge

Nurse's Mental Training Badge

Date1865
Object NameBadge
Mediummetal
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
DimensionsOverall: Height: 5.08 cm, Width: 4.1275 cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS032093
About MeCross shaped badge suspended from a bar.

The cross has a central relief image of a seated figure (possibly representing Iris the winged messenger of the gods) and the inscription "MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION" in a circle around it. The edges are inscribed "FOR / PROFICIENCY / IN MENTAL / NURSING". The bar is inscribed "WITH DISTINCTION".

The reverse is inscribed "MINNIE POTTER".
Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) Scotland Badge
Hamilton & Inches
1925 - 1960 Period
Aberdeen Royal Mental Hospital
1942
Royal Cornhill Hospital
1930s - 1940s