Silver Medal, New York City, NY. 0000.999.4472

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.4472

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 97.459
    • Diameter (in mm): 63
  • SerialNumber: 13

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1926
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: 1626 / MANHATTAN
    • Type: A group of Indians bartering with Peter Minuit; in the background is a Dutch sailing ship. The border design is comprised of strings of wampum.

  • Reverse

    • Legend: NEW YORK CITY / 1926
    • Type: Nude male and winged female figures, walking right, represent Commercial Progress and the Intellectual Life of New York. In the background is the New York skyline.

  • Edge

    • Description: 13

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.4472
  • 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