Silver Medal of Washington, George, New York City, NY. 1939.75.2

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1939.75.2

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Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 105.729
    • Diameter (in mm): 63

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1939
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ONE·HUNDRED·AND·FIFTIETH·ANNIVERSARY / ·1789·ANS (oak leaves) ·1939·
    • Type: Uniformed bust of Washington, left

    • Persname

    • Reverse

      • Legend: · TO · / · COMMEMORATE · / · THE · INAUGURATION ·/·OFGEORGE·/· WASHINGTON / · FIRST·PRESIDENT·/·OF·THE· UNITED·STATES· /·APRIL·30TH·/· 1789 ·
      • Type: Nine-line inscription within a circle of thirteen stars.

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    Administrative History

    • Identifier: 1939.75.2
    • Lot: 1939.75
    • 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