Silver Medal of Albert I of Belgium, New York City, NY. 0000.999.4422

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.4422

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 86.392
    • Diameter (in mm): 63

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1918
  • Material: Silver
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: KING ∗ ALBERT ∗ AND ∗ QUEEN ∗ ELISABETH ∗ OF ∗ THE ∗ BELGIANS ∗
    • Type: Conjoined busts of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, facing left; on ribbon under busts, FORTISSIMI· SUNT · BELGAE; below, oak leaves from ANS seal; to left, TSS monogram
    • Portrait: Albert I of Belgium

  • Reverse

    • Legend: COMMEMORATING·THEIR·AERIAL·CROSSING·OF·THE·ENGLISH·CHANNEL· / JVLY · MDCCCCXVIII
    • Type: An airplane flying over the English Channel.

  • Edge

    • Description: MEDALLIC ART CO NY

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.4422
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

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