White Metal Medal of McClellan, George B., Philadelphia, PA. 0000.999.38535

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 44.48
  • Diameter (in mm): 49.2

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1862
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: White Metal
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Issuer: Lovett, Robert
  • Artist: Lovett, Robert

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: GEORGE B. McCLELLAN. COMMANDER ARMY OF THE POTOMAC 1861-2.
  • Type: High relief head l.
  • Portrait: McClellan, George B.

• Reverse

  • Legend: 16 lines of battle honors, YORKTOWN, VA: / WILLIAMSBURG, MAY 5th '62, / FAIR OAKS JUNE 1st '62 / SEVEN PINES, JUNE 25th '62 / SAVAGES STATION, VA. JUNE 29 '62 / GLENDALE, VA 'JUNE 30th 62, etc.
  • Type: Inscription in sixteen lines.

References

• Reference: S.GMcC.1864-87

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.38535
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Civil War

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined