Silver Medal, New York City, NY. 1939.149.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 157.001
  • Diameter (in mm): 77

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1910
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Artist: Borglum, Gutzon
  • Issuer: American Numismatic Society
  • Maker: Tiffany & Co.

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: FOVNDED / IN / NEW YORK / MDCCCLVIII
  • Type: Nude male, standing with his back to the spectator, examining a portrait medallion which he is holding. In right field; in left field, signed .G.B.

• Reverse

  • Legend: THE / AMERICAN / NVMISMATIC / SOCIETY / PARVA-NE-PEREANT / MEMBER'S MEDAL / 1910 / engraved JOSEPH F. SIMMONS
  • Type: A wreath of oak branches above and one of laurel below. A space is left below the laurel wreath for engraving the name and year of election of the member. In the center, a six-line inscription.

• Edge

  • Description: TIFFANY & Co FINE SILVER m

References

• Reference: Belden.60
• Reference: Johnson.22
• Reference: Miler.2015.27

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1939.149.1
• Lot: 1939.149
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Simmons, Mrs. Joseph F.

Description

Rights

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