Silver Medal of Drake, Sir Francis, Vienna, Austria. 1908.9.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 107.751
  • Length: 56
  • Length: 65
• SerialNumber: 1

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1907
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver
• Shape: Rectangular

• Authority

  • Artist: Marschall, Rudolph Ferdinand
  • Issuer: American Numismatic Society
  • Maker: Vienna Mint

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: SIR FRANCIS DRAKE 1540-1595
  • Type: Bust of Drake, slightly left, in ruff collar; at lower right, signed Marschall; below, in lower left corner, 19 (oak leaves from the Society's seal) 07.
  • Portrait: Drake, Sir Francis

• Reverse

  • Legend: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / DISCOVERY AND LANDING / VPON THE / NORTH-WESTERN COAST OF AMERICA / BY THE / FIRST ENGLISH CIRCVMNAVIGATOR / A·D· 1579
  • Type: A portion of the "Silver Map" medal showing the Americas; towards the bottom is a seven-line inscription.

• Edge

  • Description: 1

References

• Reference: Johnson.14
• Reference: Belden.44
• Reference: Miller.2015.17

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1908.9.1
• Lot: 1908.9
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Adams, Edward D.

Description

Rights

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