Brass Medal of Earhart, Amelia, Philadelphia, PA. 1937.137.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 26

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1932
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Brass
• Symbol: C.F. FRANK

• Authority

  • Artist: Frank, C.F.
  • Issuer: City of Philadelphia
  • Maker: Gimbels

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: FIRST WOMAN IN THE WORLD TO FLY ALONE ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN
  • Type: bust
  • Portrait: Earhart, Amelia

• Reverse

  • Legend: AWRD OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1937.137.1
• Lot: 1937.137
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Gimbel Brothers

Description

Rights

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