American Numismatic Society: Silver Medal, New York City, NY. 1920.167.2

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Obverse: PARVA·NE·PEREANT / A·N·S - A nude woman, kneeling left beside a tree, holding a medal in her left hand and a sculptor's tool in her right; at lower right, signed FE (AAW monogram) CIT

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Reverse: · THE · J·SANFORD· SALTUS · / AWARD MEDAL · OF · THE · AMERICAN · / · NUMISMATIC · SOCIETY / ·FOR·SIGNAL·ACHIEVEMENT / IN·THE·ART·OF· THE·MEDAL - In a central medallion Pegasus, the sun and clouds in the background.

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Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 143.09
- Diameter (in mm): 79

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date on Object
- Date: 1919
Manufacture: Cast
Material: Silver
Authority
- Artist: Weinman, Adolph Alexander
- Issuer: American Numismatic Society
- Maker: Tiffany & Co.
Geographic
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
Edge
- Description: TIFFANY & CO. STERLING M

References

Reference: Miller.2015.38
Reference: Johnson.36

Administrative History

Identifier: 1920.167.2
Lot: 1920.167
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

Silver Medal, New York City, NY. 1920.167.2

Physical Description

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Typological Description

Date on Object

Authority

Geographic

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References

Administrative History

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1. Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865–2014