Bronze Medal, United States. 0000.999.4495

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.4495

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 99.687
    • Diameter (in mm): 59

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1858
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: two figures laying Atlantic Cable across globe

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CITIZENS OF NEW YORK, COMMEMORATIVE OF THE PART TAKEN BY HIM IN LAYING THE FIRST TELEGRAPHIC CABLE BETWEEN EUROPE AND AMERICA, IN AUGUST, A.D. 1858.
    • Type: ships laying cable

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.4495
  • 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