This historic medal badge belonged to Wharton Sinkler. An important doctor of medicine in Philadelphia. The medal is gold plated.

The St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia, named in honor of Scotland’s patron saint, is believed to be the oldest charitable membership organization in continuous existence in North America. It was organized in 1747 by twenty-five prominent Pennsylvanians of Scottish ancestry, to assist the large numbers of destitute Scots arriving in Philadelphia at that time. Its early members count five signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Dr. Sinkler was prominent in the medical profession of Philadelphia and throughout the country for more than twenty-five years. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and, after conducting a general practice for a number of years, devoted himself to the diseases affecting the nerves, in which he made his reputation. He was a member of many medical, charitable, literary and social organizations.